blasphemous
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fə 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
Synonyms
sacrilegious, impious, irreligious; apostate, iconoclastic.
sacrilegious, impious, irreligious; apostate, iconoclastic.
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| —adj | |
| expressing or involving impiousness or gross irreverence towards God, a divine being, or something sacred | |
| [C15: via Late Latin, from Greek blasphēmos evil-speaking, from blapsis evil + phēmē speech] | |
| 'blasphemously | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
For instance, when evolution was first established as a concept, it was considered blasphemous.
The fact that you can't buy a new Ferrari with a proper gearshifter seems to some as shocking as it is blasphemous.
Whatever your reasoning, your comment was both blasphemous and irrational.
His opinions, his suspect friendships, and now in addition this blasphemous gesture.
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