as in atheistic
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 isn't the whole idea blasphemous?
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New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
This may sound blasphemous for a Fixed Earth sign, but spontaneity works best sometimes.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Hermann would have thought the request blasphemous, but Dad obliged.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
In Europe, the painting was received as a blasphemous shock.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
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New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
This may sound blasphemous for a Fixed Earth sign, but spontaneity works best sometimes.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Hermann would have thought the request blasphemous, but Dad obliged.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
In Europe, the painting was received as a blasphemous shock.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for blasphemous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasphemous
Adjective
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The Harlem rapper grew up in a strict Muslim household where secular music wasn’t allowed to be played.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Harley-Davidson — The motorcycle maker fell 4% after Morgan Stanley cut it to underweight from equal weight, citing lower pricing power and weak secular trends.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But how can considering sincere questions of faith and meaning within a place of worship be sacrilegious or desperate?—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Think that's wild and somehow sacrilegious?—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 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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There’s Sarah, the determined novice; there’s Zoë, the irreverent, acerbic detective; there’s Joe, the romantic who tries to impress Sarah by guessing things about her from looking at her hands.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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His wit, taste, and irreverent sense of elegance defined the brand and inspired everyone who worked with him.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From pagan spirits to Wonder Woman, take a look at a brief history of this holiday’s costumes.—
Sarah Hutter,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Both Leader and Walton’s works saw a rise in popularity in the 70s as many women became interested in pagan religions, which often depicted female mythological figures as powerful and complex.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Blasphemous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasphemous. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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