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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While paella has traveled far beyond Spain’s borders—often in versions that are blasphemous to the locals—this region is its ancestral home.
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Sofia Perez, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
In Europe, the painting was received as a blasphemous shock.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
There’s a quiet and, some might argue, blasphemous revolution happening.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
For me, being a man controlled by God, things that are blasphemous always alert me.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 2 May 2025
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Sofia Perez, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
In Europe, the painting was received as a blasphemous shock.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
There’s a quiet and, some might argue, blasphemous revolution happening.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
For me, being a man controlled by God, things that are blasphemous always alert me.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 2 May 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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