blasphemously
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9.8
- adverb
- /blæsfəˈməsli/
:
blasfemamente
- Now what kind of preacher would defy his God so blasphemously?
Examples
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"When he says 'peace,' he means 'war,' "and when he blasphemously uses the name of the Almighty, "he means the power of evil, "the fallen angel, Satan.
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Boldly, therefore, if not blasphemously, Christ and Dracula merged as the inextricable two facets of Paganini's mystifying character.
Academic text (2001) -
Once, Christian, now blasphemously transformed to the practice of black magic.
Fiction book (1991) -
The dozen members of the congregation were almost blasphemously dressed.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Shit!" he said almost inaudibly, but in the silent courtroom the word reverberated blasphemously to the bench and back.
Blog text (32) -
"The latter, once "established" by the law, "encroaches upon the privileges and prerogatives" of divine righteousness; self-blasphemously supersedes God.
Academic text (2006) -
He had suggested, blasphemously, that his audience work with feminists to end pornography, with proponents of gay marriage to combat AIDS, and with unions to make better workplaces.
Academic text (2006) -
We are in no way compelled either to preserve God's prescience by abolishing our free will, or to safeguard our free will by denying (blasphemously) the divine foreknowledge.
Blog text (31) -
He spoke blasphemously about sacred traditions, shocking everyone in the room.
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The artist's work was considered blasphemously provocative by many in the community.
Synonyms
5
4.4
In a rude way that shows no respect
4
7.5
In a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
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8.6
Shows disrespect to religious things, often using swear words
1
9.9
In a way that shows no respect for God or holy things
In a way that shows strong disrespect for something holy
In a rude way about religious things
Antonyms
How Irreverent
Surface Forms
Morphology
blasphemously = blasphemous (transparent) = blaspheme + ous + ly
Forming the adverb by adding -ly to the adjective 'blasphemous' is a regular and immediately interpretable process.
Etymology
The word blasphemously comes from the old Greek verb blasphemein, which means 'to speak badly' or 'attack with words' and is the source of English blaspheme and blasphemy. So to act blasphemously is to speak or behave with strong disrespect toward something people think is holy.