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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The result is a highly entertaining, highly blasphemous tale about the men who want the papacy.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
More interesting still is the note of blasphemous danger: in this way, these stories function like theological safety valves.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Few movies have been quite as misunderstood by the religious right as Monty Python’s second film, which was declared to be blasphemous by people who’d never seen it.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2024
The concept of a performance car brand producing a SUV or crossover would have been blasphemous years ago, but several brands such as Porsche, Lamborghini and even Ferrari have done so as consumer preference has moved away from the traditional car model.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
More interesting still is the note of blasphemous danger: in this way, these stories function like theological safety valves.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Few movies have been quite as misunderstood by the religious right as Monty Python’s second film, which was declared to be blasphemous by people who’d never seen it.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2024
The concept of a performance car brand producing a SUV or crossover would have been blasphemous years ago, but several brands such as Porsche, Lamborghini and even Ferrari have done so as consumer preference has moved away from the traditional car model.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Blasphemous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blasphemous. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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