English Explanatory Dictionary

blasphemous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈblæs.fəm.əs/ /ˈblæs.fəm.ʌs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blasphemous.wav

Word forms

blasphemous more blasphemous most blasphemous

Etymology

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

Derived words

blasphemous libel blasphemously blasphemousness nonblasphemous unblasphemous
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