Blasphemous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

characterized by profanity or cursing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæmuːflˈʊɹz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaɪtə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæmuːflˈʊɹz/.

Examples

blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath
profane utterances against the Church
it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

profane sacrilegious blue

Parts of Speech

adjective	grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred “blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath”
adjective	characterized by profanity or cursing “foul-mouthed and blasphemous”

Word Forms

blasphemy	noun	blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
profaneness	noun	an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity
sacrilege	noun	blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
sacrilegiousness	noun	profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege
profanity	noun	vulgar or irreverent speech or action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

blasphemisch

äußerst respektlos gegenüber dem, was als heilig gilt

🇫🇷French

blasphématoire

manifestement irrévérencieux envers ce qui est considéré comme sacré

🇪🇸Spanish

blasfemo

extremadamente irreverente hacia lo que se considera sagrado

🇮🇹Italian

blasfemo

grossolanamente irriverente verso ciò che è ritenuto sacro

🇳🇱Dutch

godslasterlijk

grove oneerbiedigheid ten opzichte van wat als heilig wordt beschouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

blasfemo

grosseiramente irreverente em relação ao que é considerado sagrado

🇷🇺Russian

кощунственный

крайне непочтительно относиться к тому, что считается священным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तिरस्कारी

जिसे पवित्र माना जाता है उसके प्रति अत्यंत असम्मानजनक

🇧🇩Bengali

নিন্দাজনক

যা পবিত্র বলে মনে করা হয় তার প্রতি স্থূলভাবে অশ্রদ্ধা

🇮🇳Tamil

நிந்தனை

புனிதமானதாகக் கருதப்படுவதைப் பற்றி முற்றிலும் மரியாதையற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

దైవదూషణ

పవిత్రమైనదిగా పరిగణించబడే వాటి పట్ల స్థూలంగా గౌరవం లేనిది

🇮🇳Marathi

निंदनीय

जे पवित्र मानले जाते त्याबद्दल अत्यंत अनादर

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિંદાત્મક

જે પવિત્ર માનવામાં આવે છે તેના પ્રત્યે ઘોર અપમાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧರ್ಮನಿಂದೆಯ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನು ಪವಿತ್ರವೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆಯೋ ಅದರ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಅತೀವವಾಗಿ ಅಗೌರವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൈവദൂഷണം

പവിത്രമെന്നു കരുതപ്പെടുന്നവയോട് കടുത്ത അനാദരവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਫ਼ਰ

ਜਿਸ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਸ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਘੋਰ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

توہین آمیز

جس چیز کو مقدس سمجھا جاتا ہے اس کی طرف سراسر بے احترام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

亵渎的

对神圣事物的严重不敬

🇯🇵Japanese

冒涜的な

神聖視されているものに対してひどく不遜である

🇰🇷Korean

신성모독적인

신성하다고 여겨지는 것에 대해 매우 불경하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

báng bổ

hoàn toàn bất kính đối với những gì được coi là thiêng liêng

🇹🇭Thai

ดูหมิ่น

ไม่เคารพสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์อย่างร้ายแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghujat

sangat tidak sopan terhadap apa yang dianggap suci

🇵🇭Filipino

kalapastanganan

labis na kawalang-galang sa kung ano ang itinuturing na sagrado

🇲🇾Malay

menghujat

sangat tidak menghormati apa yang dianggap suci

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجديف

غير محترم بشكل صارخ تجاه ما يعتبر مقدسًا

🇮🇷Persian

کفرآمیز

به شدت نسبت به آنچه مقدس شمرده می شود بی احترامی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kafir

Kutsal sayılan şeylere karşı son derece saygısız

🇮🇱Hebrew

חילול השם

חסר כבוד רב כלפי מה שנחשב כקדוש

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