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
Many Muslims found some of the depictions offensive and even blasphemous.
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Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
However, the group is often met with pushback from Christians, who view Satanism as an illegitimate religion and a blasphemous group that should not be entitled to First Amendment protections.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The images, which many Muslims considered blasphemous, were at the heart of the controversy that led to Paty's death.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Before Drake’s recent litigious exploits, Cole’s decision to rescind his Kendrick Lamar diss was the most blasphemous hip-hop move of the year.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
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Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
However, the group is often met with pushback from Christians, who view Satanism as an illegitimate religion and a blasphemous group that should not be entitled to First Amendment protections.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The images, which many Muslims considered blasphemous, were at the heart of the controversy that led to Paty's death.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Before Drake’s recent litigious exploits, Cole’s decision to rescind his Kendrick Lamar diss was the most blasphemous hip-hop move of the year.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasphemous
Adjective
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For Western audiences, this abrupt pause may seem like a momentum-killer or even sacrilegious.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2025
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The solution, too good to spoil here, involves a sacrilegious yet principled breach of a basic rule—and a tweak to a pitcher’s very identity.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But Roth argued that allowing groups like Catholic Charities to qualify — where their work is largely identical to secular groups in the state — could incentivize states to cut back on religious accommodations altogether.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
31 Mar. 2025
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But Pew also found in a separate survey that more than one in five Israeli Jews had switched between Jewish religious sectors — going from secular to religious Zionist, for example, or traditional to haredi Orthodox.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Freewheeling in nature and with a knack for mixing eclectic cultures, Yang proposed a thoughtful collection with an irreverent edge, one consistently framed by Yang’s lineup of Asian female protagonists.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Marking Benna’s feature directorial and editorial debut, André Is an Idiot watches as André, an irreverent man, embarks on an unexpected journey after receiving a terminal diagnosis, determined to maintain his humor while learning to die happily.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Blasphemous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasphemous. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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