† blasphemationn.
Scottish. Obsolete.
1. Insult, reviling, calumniation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [noun]
balec1220
ordurec1390
revile1439
brawlingc1440
railing1466
opprobry?a1475
revilingc1475
vituperation1481
vituper1484
vitupery1489
convicy1526
abusion?1530
blasphemation1533
pelta1540
oblatration?1552
words of mischief1555
abuse1559
inveighing1568
invection1590
revilement1590
invective1602
opprobration1623
invecture1633
thunder and lightning1638
raillery1669
rattlinga1677
blackguarding1742
pillory1770
slang1805
slangwhanging1809
bullyragging1820
slanging1856
bespattering1862
bespatterment1870
bad-mouthing1939
bad mouth1947
slagging1956
flak1968
verbal1970
handbagging1987
pelters1992
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun]
teleeOE
folk-leasinga1000
tolec1000
wrayingc1000
missaw?c1225
slanderc1290
disclanderc1300
famationc1325
noisec1325
skander1338
missaying1340
misspeecha1375
slanderingc1380
biting1382
defaminga1400
filtha1400
missaya1400
obloquya1438
oblocution?a1439
juroryc1440
defamationa1450
defamea1450
forspeaking1483
depravinga1500
defamya1513
injury?1518
depravation1526
maledictiona1530
abusion?1530
blasphemation1533
infamation1533
insectationa1535
calumning1541
calumniation?1549
abuse1559
calumnying1563
calumny1564
belying?1565
illingc1575
scandalizing1575
misparlance?1577
blot1587
libelling1587
scandal1596
traducement1597
injurying1604
deprave1610
vilifying1611
noisec1613
disfame1620
sycophancy1622
aspersion1633
disreport1640
medisance1648
bollocking1653
vilification1653
sugillation1654
blasphemya1656
traduction1656
calumniating1660
blaspheming1677
aspersing1702
blowing1710
infamizing1827
malignation1836
mud-slinging1858
mud-throwing1864
denigration1868
mud-flinging1876
dénigrement1883
malignment1885
injurious falsehood1907
mud-sling1919
bad-mouthing1939
bad mouth1947
trash-talking1974
1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) ii. 176 To the mair schame and blasphemacioun of Romane linage.
1559 D. Lindsay Test. Papyngo l. 881 in Wks. (1931) I Thay..bostit hir, with blasphematioun.
1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iv. f. 55 Caus Ladeis to get blasphematioun.
2. Blasphemy.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > worship > sacrilege > blasphemy > [noun]
cursingc1050
blasphemyc1230
blaspheme1384
blasphemingc1430
blasphement1544
blasphemationc1550
profanity1563
profaneness?1578
profanism1607
c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xvii. 122 Ther blasphematione of the name of god corruptis the ayr.
1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. iv. App. f. 201v It can nocht be said without blasphematioun.
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