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 piece was dubbed blasphemous by many Muslims and has been banned in Iran since 1988.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Such a phrase would’ve been blasphemous in 2023.
—Larry Holder, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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
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
See All Example Sentences for blasphemous
Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Such a phrase would’ve been blasphemous in 2023.
—Larry Holder, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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
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
See All Example Sentences for blasphemous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasphemous
Adjective
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Surely, there’s something utterly sacrilegious about laughing hysterically at actors giving God the middle finger.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Some of this may seem sacrilegious to the F1 fans who got into the sport because of Emerson Fittipaldi, Alain Prost, and Aryton Senna, rather than Drive to Survive, but there’s no denying that the Miami Grand Prix is a success.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Despite teaching secular subjects, the court deemed his role sufficiently religious to fall under the ministerial exception, barring his discrimination claim under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.—
A.J. Schumann,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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The bill gives school districts the option to employ or bring in volunteer chaplains, who can provide either secular advice or religious advice ― the latter, only if the students and parents consent.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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The only true dictionary is the lost one, the dictionary of the language that perished when the impious tower was built: the original language, God’s language.—
Mariana Dimópulos,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 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
Adjective
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Hold Still ranks among my favorite artist memoirs, in part because of Mann’s no-nonsense, irreverent style, but also because of her keen revelations about the nature of art-making.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Lessons Unilever Can Learn from the Dollar Shave Club Experiment Unilever’s reasons for acquiring Dr. Squatch mirrors the rationale for acquiring Dollar Shave Club: cheeky, irreverent marketing that disrupts traditional grooming advertising and connects with male audiences.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Blasphemous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasphemous. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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