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blasphemous
[ blas-fuh-muhs ]
/ ˈblæs fə məs /
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adjective
uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
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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
Derived forms of blasphemous
blasphemously, adverbWord Origin for blasphemous
C15: via Late Latin, from Greek blasphēmos evil-speaking, from blapsis evil + phēmē speech
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