blasphemous
Lacking piety or respect for the sacredLacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.
» What you just said is blasphemous.
Meaning
1 sensesLacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.
His taking the name of God in vain was considered blasphemous.
blasphemisch, gotteslästerlich
богоху́льныйbogoxúlʹnyj, нечести́выйnečestívyj, богоху́льственныйbogoxúlʹstvennyj
- characterized by profanity or cursing
- grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
Examples
7 sentencesWhat you just said is blasphemous.
Many great truths were originally blasphemous.
ruМногие великие истины поначалу были кощунством. — odexed
The blasphemous speech caused considerable furore in the conservative country.
Love feels blasphemous when you've been taught a religion of hate.
He said blasphemous things about Islam.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Latin blasphēmus (“blaspheming”), from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “utteringFrom Latin blasphēmus (“blaspheming”), from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “uttering ill-omened words”), equivalent to blaspheme + -ous.
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Forms
more blasphemous, most blasphemous| Comparative | more blasphemous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most blasphemous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- characterized by profanity or cursing:blueprofane
- grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred:profanesacrilegious
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form