blasphemous

adjective

blas·phe·mous ˈblas-fə-məs

Synonyms of blasphemous next

: 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’s fourth fictional novel ran into a global controversy shortly after its publication in September 1988, as some Muslims saw passages about Prophet Muhammad as blasphemous. —

Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024 Many Muslims consider depictions of prophets to be blasphemous. —

Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024 Other critics have called the Trump Bible blasphemous. —

Richard Lardner and Dake Kang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 That conclusion may sound blasphemous in our modern age, when many social scientists and therapists insist that leaving work behind at the end of the day allows one to be a better partner and parent, whereas a failure to compartmentalize one’s job leads to burnout. —

Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blasphemous