Dictionary

blasphemous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈblæs fə məs/ (US)
• /ˈblæsfɪməs/ (UK)
• /ˈblæs.fəm.ʌs/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• blăs′fə-məs
• /ˈblæs.fəm.əs/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.
   • His taking the name of God in vain was considered blasphemous.

Forms

Deriveds

blasphemous libel · unblasphemous · blasphemously · nonblasphemous · blasphemousness

Translations (44)

grc βλάσφημος (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · fo gudsspottandi (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · el βλάσφημος (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · it blasfemo (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ru богоху́льственный (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · pt blasfemo (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · nl godslasterlijk (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · es blasfemador (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · es blasfemante (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · de blasphemisch (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · sh бласфѐмичан (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · pl bluźnierczy (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · cs rouhavý (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · enm blasfeme (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ru богоху́льный (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ga diamhaslach (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · fi rienaava (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ga naomhaithiseach (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ka მკრეხელური (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ca blasfem (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · sv hädisk (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · hu istenkáromló (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · sv blasfemisk (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ru святота́тственный (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ga blaisféimeach (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · hy հայհոյական (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · sh svȅtogr̄dnī (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · da blasfemisk (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · nn blasfemisk (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · es blasfematorio (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · cs rouhačský (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ru кощу́нственный (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ro blasfemator (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · sh svȅtogr̄dan (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · fr blasphématoire (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · cmn 褻瀆神靈 /亵渎神灵 (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · fi pilkkaava (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ru нечести́вый (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · nb blasfemisk (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · ga dia-aithiseach (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · sh blasfèmičan (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · es blasfemo (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · de gotteslästerlich (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) · eo malpia (lacking piety or respect for the sacred)