Vulgar vs Blasphemous - What's the difference?
vulgar | blasphemous | Related terms |
Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
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* The construction worker made a vulgar suggestion to the girls walking down the street.
(classical sense) Having to do with ordinary, common people.
* Bishop Fell
* Bancroft
* 1860 , G. Syffarth, "A Remarkable Seal in Dr. Abbott's Museum at New York", Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis? , age 265
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
As adjectives the difference between vulgar and blasphemous
is that vulgar is debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene while blasphemous is lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.vulgar
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- It might be more useful to the English reader to write in our vulgar language.
- The mechanical process of multiplying books had brought the New Testament in the vulgar tongue within the reach of every class.
- Further, the same sacred name in other monuments precedes the vulgar name of King Takellothis , the sixth of the XXII. Dyn., as we have seen.
Synonyms
* (obscene) inappropriate, obscene, debased, uncouth, offensive, ignoble, mean, profane * (ordinary) common, ordinary, popularDerived terms
* (obscene) vulgarity * (ordinary) vulgar fraction, vulgate, Vulgate * vulgar fractionblasphemous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His taking the name of God in vain was considered blasphemous .