The act or practice of speaking evil, malicious, or derogatory things about someone.
Gerund form of the compound verb 'evilspeak,' combining 'evil' and 'speaking.' This form dates to Middle English religious texts condemning the sin of harsh or false speech.
Medieval preachers used this term to describe a specific sin, showing that combating harmful speech isn't new—the Bible itself warns against 'evilspeaking' in the New Testament epistles.
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