as in atheistical
not showing proper reverence for the holy or sacred
Catholics used to believe that anyone but a priest touching a consecrated wafer was blasphemous
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Recent Examples of blasphemous
The publication led to global outrage, with many Muslims finding the depictions highly offensive and blasphemous.
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The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024
Rushdie’s fourth fictional novel ran into a global controversy shortly after its publication in September 1988, as some Muslims saw passages about Prophet Muhammad as blasphemous.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Many Muslims consider depictions of prophets to be blasphemous.
—Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Other critics have called the Trump Bible blasphemous.
—Richard Lardner and Dake Kang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024
Rushdie’s fourth fictional novel ran into a global controversy shortly after its publication in September 1988, as some Muslims saw passages about Prophet Muhammad as blasphemous.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Many Muslims consider depictions of prophets to be blasphemous.
—Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Other critics have called the Trump Bible blasphemous.
—Richard Lardner and Dake Kang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasphemous
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Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver understandably defended mounting criticism of the 3-point shot, and saying anything else would have been sacrilegious in the house Steph Curry built with his unparalleled 3-point prowess.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Some fans will think supporting two different teams, let alone rivals, is sacrilegious.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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The rock opera is a secular take on the final days of Jesus, and is written as a somewhat provocative, subversive story, but does not outright mock the teachings of Christianity.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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In the film, Seeger is portrayed as a secular saint — serene and good humored, the troubadour as social justice warrior.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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This game must have seemed profane to the Greeks, or even impious.—
Simone Weil,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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Both narratives, private and public, differently restrict our access, so the ideal historian will need great tact and an impious curiosity.—
James Wood,
The New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2023
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This new special is packed with the kind of wild, irreverent fun that only Robot Chicken can deliver.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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For the bast few years the humor with the Sandler and Farley cast was juvenile and irreverent, with lots of funny voices and funny songs.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Blasphemous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasphemous. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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