What does blasphemous mean?
Definitions for blasphemous
ˈblæs fə məsblas·phe·mous
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Princeton's WordNet
blasphemous, profane, sacrilegiousadjective
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"
blasphemous, blue, profaneadjective
characterized by profanity or cursing
"foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
Wiktionary
blasphemousadjective
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
His taking the name of God in vain was considered blasphemous.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Blasphemousadjective
Impiously irreverent with regard to God.
Etymology: from blaspheme. It is usually spoken with the accent on the first syllable, but used by John Milton with it on the second.
O man, take heed how thou the gods do move,
To cause full wrath, which thou canst not resist;
Blasphemous words the speaker vain do prove. Philip Sidney, b. ii.And dar’st thou to the Son of God propound,
To worship thee accurst; now more accurst
For this attempt, bolder than that on Eve,
And more blasphemous? John Milton, Paradise Regained, b. iii.A man can hardly pass the streets, without having his ears grated with such horrid and blasphemous oaths and curses. John Tillotson.
That any thing that wears the name of a christian, or but of man, should venture to own such a villainous, impudent, and blasphemous assertion in the face of the world, as this! South.
Wikipedia
blasphemous
Blasphemy is a speech crime and religious crime usually defined as an utterance that shows contempt, disrespects or insults a deity, an object considered sacred or something considered inviolable. Some religions regard blasphemy as a religious crime, especially the Abrahamic religions, including the speaking the "sacred name" in Judaism and the "eternal sin" in Christianity.In the early history of the Church heresy received more attention than blasphemy because it was considered a more serious threat to Orthodoxy. Blasphemy was often regarded as an isolated offense wherein the faithful lapsed momentarily from the expected standard of conduct. When iconoclasm and the fundamental understanding of the sacred became more contentious matters during the Reformation, blasphemy was treated similar to heresy, and accusations of blasphemy were made not only against people who made off-the-cuff profane remarks while drunk, but against those types of persons who espoused unorthodox ideas that religious officials considered dangerous.Blasphemy laws were abolished in England and Wales in 2008, and in Ireland in 2020. Scotland repealed its blasphemy laws in 2021. Many other countries have abolished blasphemy laws including Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, Norway and New Zealand. As of 2019, 40 percent of the world's countries still had blasphemy laws on the books, including 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, or 90% of countries in that region. Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, have no concept of blasphemy and hence prescribe no punishment.
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blasphemous
Blasphemous refers to an action or language expressing disrespect or irreverence towards God or sacred things; profane. It can also be interpreted as showing a lack of respect for things that are generally taken seriously or considered holy or taboo.
Webster Dictionary
Blasphemousadjective
speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a blasphemous caricature
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blasphemous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blasphemous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of blasphemous in a Sentence
Muslim masses are protesting over the blasphemous caricatures, but not the Muslim rulers and Muslim armies. They all should raise their voices over this act.
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- تجديفArabic
- rouhavýCzech
- gotteslästerlich, blasphemischGerman
- blasfemoSpanish
- کفرگویندهPersian
- blasphématoireFrench
- חילול הקודשHebrew
- მკრეხელურიGeorgian
- bluźnierczyPolish
- blasfemoPortuguese
- кощу́нственный, богоху́льственный, нечести́вый, богоху́льный, святота́тственныйRussian
- svetogrdan, blasfemičanSerbo-Croatian
- blasfemiskSwedish
- گستاخانہUrdu
- 亵渎神明Chinese
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