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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
blasphemous
    adj 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" [syn: blasphemous, profane,
           sacrilegious]
    2: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and
       blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn:
       blasphemous, blue, profane]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Blasphemous \Blas"phe*mous\, a. [L. blasphemus, Gr. ?.]
   Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting
   anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous
   person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a
   blasphemous caricature. "Blasphemous publications."
   --Porteus.
   [1913 Webster]

         Nor from the Holy One of Heaven
         Refrained his tongue blasphemous.        --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: Formerly this word was accented on the second syllable,
         as in the above example.
         [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for blasphemous:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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