HOW TO PRONOUNCE
blasphemy
/ˈblæsfəmi/
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Stress “blas” and pronounce “ph” as “f.”
Use three syllables, with the short a of cat in the first. Keep s and f connected after that strong vowel, and let the final two vowels stay light.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The historian discussed the charge of blasphemy.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does blasphemy mean?
noun
- An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
- An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈblæsfəmi/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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“I know your hobby is blasphemy,” retorted the religious man, stung in the one live place of his nature.
The judge on the bench characterized it as “scandalously blasphemous,” and it certainly reads so, but Burgess meant no blasphemy.
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Consider, in the same way, the problems of education, burial, prison discipline, blasphemy, poor relief, incorporation, mortmain, religious endowments, vows of celibacy.
And the habit of blasphemy diminished under the psychological and social evolution of our own days, precisely when it ceased to be punished.
Suddenly we heard a yelp and a volley of furious blasphemy from the companion hatchway, and the deformed man with the black face came up hurriedly.