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
But there are other indications—the scale and intensity of the attacks and the inclusion of a Jewish target alongside the blasphemous cartoonists—that suggest that last week’s events may also be the continuation of an unfinished chapter in French history: the Algerian war.
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Jonathan Laurence, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2015
The result is a highly entertaining, highly blasphemous tale about the men who want the papacy.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
More interesting still is the note of blasphemous danger: in this way, these stories function like theological safety valves.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Few movies have been quite as misunderstood by the religious right as Monty Python’s second film, which was declared to be blasphemous by people who’d never seen it.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2024
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Jonathan Laurence, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2015
The result is a highly entertaining, highly blasphemous tale about the men who want the papacy.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
More interesting still is the note of blasphemous danger: in this way, these stories function like theological safety valves.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Few movies have been quite as misunderstood by the religious right as Monty Python’s second film, which was declared to be blasphemous by people who’d never seen it.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasphemous
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The cartoon images were deeply offensive to many Muslims, who viewed them as sacrilegious.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Grills are about elemental things—wood, fire, meat—adding Wi-Fi to that seems almost sacrilegious.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2020
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Separated a documentary film directed by Errol Morris Adam Kirsch In Search of Fullness In his new book, the philosopher Charles Taylor looks at modern poetry as a unique record of spiritual experience in a secular age.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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The analysts said electricity demand is entering an era of secular growth driven by electrical infrastructure investments over the coming years.Paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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This game must have seemed profane to the Greeks, or even impious.Simone Weil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 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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Paul Smith, on the other hand, is known for his irreverent creativity—bold stripes, playful details, and a knack for turning the unexpected into the extraordinary.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Deadline told you first that Lopez was set to continue her mass-appealing movie streak with the streamer on this irreverent comedy project that 2x Ted Lasso Emmy winning Goldstein co-wrote with Joe Kelly.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Blasphemous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasphemous. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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