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English Dictionary: blasphemous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for blasphemous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blasphemous adj grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" Synonym(s): blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" Synonym(s): blasphemous, blue, profane
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blasphemous \Blas"phemous\, a. [L. blasphemus, Gr. [?].] Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous* person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a blasphemous caricature. [bd]Blasphemous publications.[b8] --Porteus. Nor from the Holy One of Heaven Refrained his tongue blasphemous. --Milton. Note: Formerly this word was accented on the second syllable, as in the above example.