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Etymology of the English word blasphemy

the English word blasphemy
derived from the Latin word blasphemia (blasphemy; slander; reviling)
derived from the Greek word blasphemia, βλασφημία (vilification (especially against God))
derived from the Greek word blasphemein, βλασφημεῖν
derived from the Greek word blasphemos, βλάσφημος (scurrilious; calumnious (against men), or impious (against God))

Cognates

Dutch blasfemie, French blasphème, German Blasphemie, Norwegian blasfemi, Swedish blasfemi

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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