blasphemous

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

adjective

Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.

“His taking the name of God in vain was considered blasphemous.”

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profanesacrilegiousirreverentbluedirty
OriginLatin blasphēmus ← Ancient Greek βλάσφημος →
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Meanings

adjectiveblasphemous (comparative more blasphemous, superlative most blasphemous)

comparative more blasphemous · superlative most blasphemous

  1. Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.

    His taking the name of God in vain was considered blasphemous.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivegrossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

Similar
profanesacrilegiousirreverent

adjectivecharacterized by profanity or cursing

Similar
blueprofanedirty
Also see
bluedirtygodlessimpiousirreverentprofanesacrilegiousunorthodox

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβλάσφημος“uttering ill-omened words”
  2. Latinblasphēmus“blaspheming”
  3. Englishblasphemous

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek βλάσφημος
  • βλάσφημος (blásphēmos)lacking piety or respect for the sacred
Catalan blasfem
  • blasfemlacking piety or respect for the sacred
Chinese Mandarin 褻瀆神靈 /亵渎神灵
  • 褻瀆神靈 /亵渎神灵 (xièdú shénlíng)lacking piety or respect for the sacred
Czech rouhavý, rouhačský
  • rouhavýlacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • rouhačskýlacking piety or respect for the sacred
Danish blasfemisk
  • blasfemisklacking piety or respect for the sacred
Dutch godslasterlijk
  • godslasterlijklacking piety or respect for the sacred
Esperanto malpia
  • malpialacking piety or respect for the sacred
Finnish rienaava, pilkkaava
  • rienaavalacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • pilkkaavalacking piety or respect for the sacred
French blasphématoire
  • blasphématoirelacking piety or respect for the sacred
German blasphemisch, gotteslästerlich
  • blasphemischlacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • gotteslästerlichlacking piety or respect for the sacred
Greek βλάσφημος
  • βλάσφημος (vlásfimos)lacking piety or respect for the sacred
Hungarian istenkáromló
  • istenkáromlólacking piety or respect for the sacred
Irish blaisféimeach, diamhaslach
  • blaisféimeachlacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • diamhaslachlacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • dia-aithiseachlacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • naomhaithiseachlacking piety or respect for the sacred
Italian blasfemo
  • blasfemolacking piety or respect for the sacred
Norwegian Bokmål blasfemisk
  • blasfemisklacking piety or respect for the sacred
Polish bluźnierczy
  • bluźnierczylacking piety or respect for the sacred
Portuguese blasfemo
  • blasfemolacking piety or respect for the sacred
Romanian blasfemator
  • blasfematorlacking piety or respect for the sacred
Russian богоху́льный, нечести́вый
  • богоху́льный (bogoxúlʹnyj)lacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • нечести́вый (nečestívyj)lacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • богоху́льственный (bogoxúlʹstvennyj)lacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • святота́тственный (svjatotátstvennyj)lacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • кощу́нственный (koščúnstvennyj)lacking piety or respect for the sacred
Spanish blasfemo, blasfematorio
  • blasfemolacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • blasfematoriolacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • blasfemantelacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • blasfemadorlacking piety or respect for the sacred
Swedish blasfemisk, hädisk
  • blasfemisklacking piety or respect for the sacred
  • hädisklacking piety or respect for the sacred
Cite this entry
APA

blasphemous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blasphemous

MLA

“blasphemous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blasphemous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blasphemous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blasphemous.

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