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

Synonyms of blasphemous

• profane
• sacrilegious
• secular
• atheistic
• impious
• irreverent
• pagan

Examples of blasphemous in a Sentence

Catholics used to believe that anyone but a priest touching a consecrated wafer was blasphemous.

Recent Examples on the Web

As soon as Talarico’s primary victory over Jasmine Crockett was certain, conservatives called on those remarks and others to swiftly and uniformly deride his Christianity as blasphemous and insincere. —Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026

The image sparked backlash, including from many American Catholics, who called it blasphemous. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

The fresh controversy comes two days after Trump posted, then deleted, an image depicting himself as Jesus healing the sick, which many devout Christians, including some of his staunch supporters, slammed as blasphemous. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026

To many Christians, such imagery comparing himself to Christ is considered blasphemous. —Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see blaspheme

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above