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blasphemous
(redirected from blasphemousness)

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blas·phe·mous  (blsf-ms)
adj.
Impiously irreverent.

[Middle English blasfemous, from Late Latin blasphmus, from Greek blasphmos, from blasphmein, to blaspheme; see blaspheme.]

blasphe·mous·ly adv.
blasphe·mous·ness n.

blasphemous [ˈblæsfɪməs]
adj
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) expressing or involving impiousness or gross irreverence towards God, a divine being, or something sacred
[via Late Latin, from Greek blasphēmos evil-speaking, from blapsis evil + phēmē speech]
blasphemously  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.blasphemous - grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
irreverent - showing lack of due respect or veneration; "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists"
2.blasphemous - characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"

blasphemous
adjective irreverent, cheeky (informal), contemptuous, profane, disrespectful, godless, ungodly, sacrilegious, irreligious, impious works which they describe as blasphemous and obscene
godly, religious, devout, respectful, pious, God-fearing, reverential, reverent
Translations
blasphemous [ˈblæsfɪməs] ADJblasfemo

blasphemous [ˈblæsfəməs] adj
[words] → blasphématoire
[person] → blasphémateur/trice

blasphemous
adj (lit, fig)blasphemisch; words alsolästerlich, frevelhaft

blasphemous [ˈblæsfɪməs] adjblasfemo/a
blasphemous [ˈblæsfɪməs] adjblasfemo/a

blasphemous
adj blasphemous [ˈblasfəməs]
(of speech or writing about God, religion etc) irreverent and without respect. godslasterlike مُجدّف، تَجْديفي богохулен rouhačský, rouhavý gudsbespottende; blasfemisk lästernd βλάσφημος blasfemo pühadust teotav کفرآمیز؛ توهین آمیز pilkkaava blasphématoire מְחַלֵל שֵם שָמַים धर्मनिंदात्मक bogohulan istenkáromló menghujat, menghina guðlastandi blasfemo 不敬な 신성 모독의 šventvagiškas zaimojošs; zākājošs kufur godslasterlijk blasfemisk, gudsbespottende bluźnierczy blasfemo blasfemiator богохульный rúhavý bogokleten bogohulan hädisk, blasfemisk เกี่ยวกับการดูหมิ่นเหยียดหยาม saygısız, küfürlü 褻瀆神明(宗教)的 блюзнірський, богохульний توہین مذہب یا توہینِ رسالت کرنا báng bổ


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