Thesaurus: blasphemous

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1. a. Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a blasphemous caricature.
2. adj. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
3. adj. characterized by profanity or cursing
4. Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a blasphemous caricature. "Blasphemous publications." 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.
5. Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anythingimpiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containingblasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a blasphemous caricature."Blasphemous publications." Porteus.Nor from the Holy One of Heaven Refrained his tongue blasphemous.Milton.
6. j:100 s. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred s. characterized by profanity or cursing