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blaspheme

/ˈblæsfəm/ verb · British & US
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What does blaspheme mean?

verb

to speak sacrilegiously of something considered inviolable or sacred, or to attribute the act of God to chance or human contrivance.

Example

"The comedian's joke was criticized for blaspheming a sacred institution."

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