| 单词 | blasphemous |
| 释义 | blasphemous (once / 3321 pages) adj Blasphemous is an adjective that describes profane words and actions, especially when they are connected to something religious. If you draw Jesus Christ wearing lipstick or call Buddha a fat slob, you're displaying blasphemous behavior. Blasphemous comes from a Greek word that means “evil-speaking,” but actions as well as words can be blasphemous. Spitting on a cross, drawing pictures in the Qur’an, tripping a rabbi—all of these are rude in general, but because they combine a sacred religious person or thing with rude behavior, they're also blasphemous. Beyond religion, any attack on something you cherish is blasphemous, like when your best friend says your celebrity crush is ugly. Such blasphemous words! WORD FAMILYblasphemous: blasphemously+/blasphemy: blasphemies, blasphemous USAGE EXAMPLES“In December it’s blasphemous if you mention there are atheists or nonreligious people around.” Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) While such an admission is obviously blasphemous, it was the way in which he explained this revelation that truly caught me off guard. Slate(Dec 18, 2016) The film was deemed blasphemous and was banned in many cinemas and countries, including, according to The Guardian, Pope Francis’s homeland of Argentina. Time(Nov 30, 2016) 1adj grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath Syn profane, sacrilegious irreverent showing lack of due respect or veneration 2adj characterized by profanity or cursing foul-mouthed and blasphemous Syn blue, profane dirty (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency |
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