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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Stowe is known mainly for Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a novel profoundly informed by her Christian nationalist belief that the United States was failing in its mission to become a New Canaan, precisely because of the blasphemous practice of slavery.
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
To say that Judge does not have a signature October moment is blasphemous and far from the truth.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
When a blasphemous pop star threatens to upend their happy life and displace the sisters, Mother Constance sets out to save the convent by any means necessary.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
But isn't the whole idea blasphemous?
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
To say that Judge does not have a signature October moment is blasphemous and far from the truth.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
When a blasphemous pop star threatens to upend their happy life and displace the sisters, Mother Constance sets out to save the convent by any means necessary.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
But isn't the whole idea blasphemous?
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blasphemous
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“Blasphemous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blasphemous. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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