BLASPHEMOUS


Meaning of BLASPHEMOUS in English

— 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.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .