Word of the Day: BLASPHEME

Highly irreverent

blaspheme (verb) - to speak irreverently or scornfully about sacred things; to say something offensive or slanderous [blas-feem]

BREAKDOWN:  BLAS- (harm) + PHEM- (speech)

• blasphemy is an act or utterance that shows disrespect or contempt for something sacred

• blasphemous means irreverent, profane, or sacrilegious

Also see: euphemism

"All great truths begin as blasphemies." —George Bernard Shaw