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adjective
uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
Origin:
1525–35; < Late Latin blasphēmus < Greek blásphēmos defaming, speaking evil, equivalent to blá(p)s(is) harm, evil (blab- harm + -sis -sis; compare bláptein to harm) + -phēmos speaking, derivative of phḗmē speech; see -ous
1525–35; < Late Latin blasphēmus < Greek blásphēmos defaming, speaking evil, equivalent to blá(p)s(is) harm, evil (blab- harm + -sis -sis; compare bláptein to harm) + -phēmos speaking, derivative of phḗmē speech; see -ous
Related forms
blas·phe·mous·ly, adverb
blas·phe·mous·ness, noun
non·blas·phe·mous, adjective
non·blas·phe·mous·ly, adverb
non·blas·phe·mous·ness, noun
EXPANDsem·i·blas·phe·mous, adjective
sem·i·blas·phe·mous·ly, adverb
sem·i·blas·phe·mous·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
sacrilegious, impious, irreligious; apostate, iconoclastic.
sacrilegious, impious, irreligious; apostate, iconoclastic.
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