speak+evil+of

  • 111smear — I verb asperse, attack, attaint, belittle, besmear, besmirch, besmut, blacken, blemish, brand, calumniate, cast a slur, contaminate, decry, defame, defile, degrade, denigrate, denounce, depreciate, derogate, destroy one s reputation, detract,… …

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  • 112Mark 9 — 1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. 2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and… …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 113Titus 3 — 1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. 3 For we ourselves also were… …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 114hearmcweðan — sv/t5 3rd pres hearmcwiðeþ past hearmcwæþ/hearmcwǽdon ptp hearmcweden to speak evil of, revile …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 115hearmcwidolian — wv/t2 to speak evil, slander …

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  • 116slander — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scandal, aspersion, defamation, calumny, disparagement. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. defamation, calumny, scandal, libel; see lie 1 . v. Syn. vilify, defame, calumniate, asperse, decry,… …

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  • 117malediction — mal|e|dic|tion [ˌmælıˈdıkʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: maledictio, from Latin maledicere to speak evil ] old fashioned formal a wish that something bad will happen to someone = ↑curse …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 118blasphemy — early 13c., from O.Fr. blasfemie blasphemy, from L.L. blasphemia, from Gk. blasphemia a speaking ill, impious speech, slander, from blasphemein to speak evil of. Second element is pheme utterance (see FAME (Cf. fame)); first element uncertain,… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 119vilify — mid 15c., to lower in worth or value, from L.L. vilificare to make cheap or base, from L. vilis cheap, base (see VILE (Cf. vile)) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Meaning to slander, speak evil of is first recorded… …

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  • 120malediction — [ˌmalɪ dɪkʃ(ə)n] noun a curse. Derivatives maledictive adjective maledictory adjective Origin ME: from L. maledictio(n ), from maledicere speak evil of …

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