— blasphemously , adv. — blasphemousness , n.
/blas"feuh meuhs/ , adj.
uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
[ 1525-35; blasphemus blásphemos defaming, speaking evil, equiv. to blá ( p ) s ( is ) harm, evil ( blab- harm + -sis -SIS; cf. bláptein to harm) + -phemos speaking, deriv. of phéme speech; see -OUS ]
Syn . sacrilegious, impious, irreligious; apostate, iconoclastic.