What does blasphemous mean?

blasphemous means "grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in blasphemous?

blasphemous has 3 syllables: blas-phe-mous. The stress falls on "blas". In IPA it is /ˈblæsfəməs/.

What is another word for blasphemous?

Close synonyms include profane, sacrilegious, blue, profane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is blasphemous a common word?

blasphemous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

blasphemous — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

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

Questions about blasphemous

What does blasphemous mean?: blasphemous means "grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in blasphemous?: blasphemous has 3 syllables: blas-phe-mous. The stress falls on "blas". In IPA it is /ˈblæsfəməs/.
What is another word for blasphemous?: Close synonyms include profane, sacrilegious, blue, profane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is blasphemous a common word?: blasphemous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for blasphemous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

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

Questions about blasphemous

What does blasphemous mean?: blasphemous means "grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in blasphemous?: blasphemous has 3 syllables: blas-phe-mous. The stress falls on "blas". In IPA it is /ˈblæsfəməs/.
What is another word for blasphemous?: Close synonyms include profane, sacrilegious, blue, profane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is blasphemous a common word?: blasphemous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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