blasphemous

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blasphemous

  • /ˈblæs.fəm.əs/ UK
  • /ˈblæs.fəm.ʌs/ UK
  • /ˈblæsfɪməs/ UK
  • /ˈblæs fə məs/ US

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From Latin blasphēmus (“blaspheming”), from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “uttering ill-omened words”), equivalent to blaspheme + -ous.

adjective more blasphemous · most blasphemous

  1. Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy. His taking the name of God in vain was considered blasphemous.

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adj lacking piety or respect for the sacred

Españolblasfemo, blasfematorio, blasfemante, blasfemador
中文褻瀆神靈 /亵渎神灵 xièdú shénlíng
Portuguêsblasfemo
Françaisblasphématoire
Deutschblasphemisch, gotteslästerlich
Italianoblasfemo
Ελληνικάβλάσφημος vlásfimos
Românăblasfemator
Русскийбогоху́льный bogoxúlʹnyj, нечести́вый nečestívyj, богоху́льственный bogoxúlʹstvennyj, святота́тственный svjatotátstvennyj, кощу́нственный koščúnstvennyj

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@misc{blasphemous_2026,
  title = {blasphemous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blasphemous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}