blasphemous

English

Etymology

From Latin blasphēmos (“blaspheming”), from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “blaspheme”), possibly from βλάξ (bláx, “idiot”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “oracle”)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈblæs.fəm.ʌs/

Adjective

blasphemous (comparative more blasphemous, superlative most blasphemous)

Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
His taking the name of God in vain was considered blasphemous.

Translations

lacking piety or respect for the sacred

Chinese:
Mandarin: 褻瀆神靈, 亵渎神灵 (xièdú shénlíng)
Czech: rouhavý m
Danish: blasfemisk
Faroese: gudsspottandi
French: blasphématoire (fr)
Georgian: მკრეხელური (mḳrexeluri)
German: blasphemisch, gotteslästerlich (de)
Irish: blaisféimeach, diamhaslach, dia-aithiseach, naomhaithiseach
Italian: blasfemo (it)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: blasfemisk

Nynorsk: blasfemisk
Portuguese: blasfemo (pt) m
Romanian: blasfemator (ro)
Russian: богоху́льный (ru) (bogoxúlʹnyj), нечести́вый (ru) (nečestívyj), богоху́льственный (ru) (bogoxúlʹstvennyj), святота́тственный (ru) (svjatotátstvennyj), кощу́нственный (ru) (koščúnstvennyj)
Serbo-Croatian: blasfemičan (sh), svetogrdan (sh)
Spanish: blasfemo (es)
Swedish: blasfemisk (sv)

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