blasphemous
blasp·he·mous
adjective
1.
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
- “blasphemous rites of a witches”
- “;”
- “;”
Origin
From Latin blasphēmus (“blaspheming”), from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “uttering ill-omened words”), equivalent to blaspheme + -ous.
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