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- Dictionaryblasphemous/ˈblasfəməs/
adjective
- 1. sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane: "blasphemous and heretical talk"
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The meaning of BLASPHEMOUS is impiously irreverent : profane. How to use blasphemous in a sentence.
(of speech or writing) showing lack of respect to God or to a religion: Some people believe such art is blasphemous. blasphemy. noun [ U ] us / ˈblæs·fə·mi / His writing has been condemned for blasphemy. (Definition of blasphemous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Blasphemous definition: uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.. See examples of BLASPHEMOUS used in a sentence.
Blasphemous is an adjective that describes profane words and actions, especially when they are connected to something religious. Blasphemous comes from a Greek word that means “evil-speaking,” but actions as well as words can be blasphemous.
adjective. You can describe someone who shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemous. You can also describe what they are saying or doing as blasphemous. She was accused of being blasphemous. Critics attacked the film as blasphemous. Synonyms: irreverent, cheeky [informal], contemptuous, profane More Synonyms of blasphemous.
adj. (Ecclesiastical Terms) expressing or involving impiousness or gross irreverence towards God, a divine being, or something sacred. [C15: via Late Latin, from Greek blasphēmos evil-speaking, from blapsis evil + phēmē speech] ˈblasphemously adv.
Blasphemy, in a religious sense, refers to great disrespect shown to God or to something holy, or to something said or done that shows this kind of disrespect; heresy refers a belief or opinion that does not agree with the official belief or opinion of a particular religion.
