blasphemous
adjective
blas·phe·mous
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Definition of blasphemous
: impiously irreverent : profane
a blasphemous writer a blasphemous epithet The claims were blasphemous.
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Synonyms & Antonyms for blasphemous
Synonyms
impious, irreverent, profane, sacrilegious
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Examples of blasphemous in a Sentence
Catholics used to believe that anyone but a priest touching a consecrated wafer was blasphemous.
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To say that a glam team transformed Nia Long into a goddess would be nearly blasphemous. — Shalwah Evans, Essence, "Nia Long's Red-Carpet Glam Makes Us Want To See '47 Meters Down: Uncaged'," 14 Aug. 2019 Venezuelans view any fiddling with the pageant as almost blasphemous, so deciding not to publish the measurements of the 24 contestants is deemed significant by those in the industry. — Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News, "Miss Venezuela pageant officials drop public disclosure of contestants' measurements in response to critics," 31 July 2019 This might be blasphemous coming from a New Yorker, but: Neutrals are out this summer. — Glamour, "The Best Neon Nail Polishes for 2019," 26 July 2019 On Saturday, Woods’ comeback hopes ran aground early, amid a storm of blasphemous bogeys and unwelcome pars. — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, "Tiger Woods takes dull detour into U.S. Open final round," 15 June 2019 Instead the prime minister promised to approach the United Nations for a global ban on blasphemous caricatures. — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, "Pakistani Prior Restraint in Holland," 6 Sep. 2018 Physical depictions of God or the Prophet Muhammad, even respectful ones, are considered blasphemous under mainstream Islamic tradition. — Fox News, "Dutch premier distances govt from anti-Islam cartoon contest," 24 Aug. 2018 He's muscled with a six-pack that would make even Nick Scratch jealous, has beautiful brown locks of hair, and trots around town wearing nothing but a loincloth, showing off his blasphemous backside and eventually making his way to Dorian Gray's. — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," 10 Apr. 2019 In the Bible, Jezebel is usually depicted as a blasphemous traitor to her kingdom, who was eventually thrown out a window, trampled by horses and eaten by dogs. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "A 3,000-year-old glass head deepens one of the Bible’s oldest mysteries," 9 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blasphemous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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