| ADJECTIVE | all | blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred |
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| all | blasphemous, blue, profane | characterized by profanity or cursing |
| Sounds | blae'sfahmahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred. | |
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| Example | "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath" | |
| Synonyms | profane, sacrilegious | |
| Broader | irreverent | showing lack of due respect or veneration |
| Spanish | blasfemo, irreverente, sacrílego | |
| Catalan | sacríleg | |
| Nouns | blasphemy | blasphemous behavior |
| Meaning | Characterized by profanity or cursing. | |
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| Example | "foul-mouthed and blasphemous" | |
| Synonyms | blue, profane | |
| Broader | dirty | (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency |
| Spanish | blasfemo, profano | |
| Catalan | blasfem, profà | |
| Nouns | blasphemy | blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) |
| Adverbs | blasphemously | in a blasphemous manner |
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