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blasphemous

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈblæsfəməs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈblæsfəməs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(blas′fə məs)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
blas•phe•mous /ˈblæsfəməs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. saying or committing blasphemy:blasphemous preachings.
blas•phe•mous•ly, adv. 
blas•phe•mous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
blas•phe•mous  (blas′fə məs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy;
    irreverent;
    profane.
  • 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 phé̄mē speech; see -ous
  • Late Latin blasphēmus
  • 1525–35
blas′phe•mous•ly, adv. 
blas′phe•mous•ness, n. 
    sacrilegious, impious, irreligious; apostate, iconoclastic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
blasphemous /ˈblæsfɪməs/ adj
  1. expressing or involving impiousness or gross irreverence towards God, a divine being, or something sacred
Etymology: 15th Century: via Late Latin, from Greek blasphēmos evil-speaking, from blapsis evil + phēmē speech
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