blasphemous
[ blas-fuh-muhs ]
adjective
uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
Origin of blasphemous
1Other words for blasphemous
Other words from blasphemous
- 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
- sem·i·blas·phe·mous, adjective
- sem·i·blas·phe·mous·ly, adverb
- sem·i·blas·phe·mous·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for blasphemous
blasphemous
/ (ˈblæsfɪməs) /
adjective
expressing or involving impiousness or gross irreverence towards God, a divine being, or something sacred
Origin of blasphemous
1C15: via Late Latin, from Greek blasphēmos evil-speaking, from blapsis evil + phēmē speech
Derived forms of blasphemous
- blasphemously, adverb
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