blasphemous
adjective
blas·phe·mous
ˈblas-fə-məs 
: impiously irreverent : profane
a blasphemous writer
a blasphemous epithet
The claims were blasphemous.
blasphemously
adverb
blasphemousness
noun
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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Rushdie has received death threats ever since 1989, starting with the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses, which was declared by some as blasphemous.
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Kc Baker, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The piece was dubbed blasphemous by many Muslims and has been banned in Iran since 1988.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Jones is 6'4, right handed, physical, and does all that on the worst team in the league, but Leafs fans act like paying him 9.5M is blasphemous.
—Kevin Papetti, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Many Muslims found some of the depictions offensive and even blasphemous.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Kc Baker, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The piece was dubbed blasphemous by many Muslims and has been banned in Iran since 1988.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Jones is 6'4, right handed, physical, and does all that on the worst team in the league, but Leafs fans act like paying him 9.5M is blasphemous.
—Kevin Papetti, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Many Muslims found some of the depictions offensive and even blasphemous.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blasphemous
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“Blasphemous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blasphemous. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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