blasphemous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
    sacrilegious; profane.
    • blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath
    • profane utterances against the Church
    • it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on
  2. adjective satellite characterized by profanity or cursing
    blue; profane.
    • foul-mouthed and blasphemous
    • blue language
    • profane words

WordNet

Blas"phe*mous adjective
Etymology
L. blasphemus, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. 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.
    ✍ Formerly this word was accented on the second syllable, as in the above example.

Webster 1913