as in sacrilege
an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things
in the 17th century the Quakers were persecuted for beliefs and practices that older churches regarded as blasphemies
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Recent Examples of blasphemy
Pakistan's Christians, barely 2 percent of the population, face lynchings over false accusations of blasphemy, with 2024 seeing churches burned and families displaced.
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
For this theme to have been chosen only after the tragic passing of pioneering fashion icon, long-time Vogue editor-at-large, and unmistakable dandy, Andre Leon Talley, is a sort of blasphemy.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
While Christians born into the faith are free to practice, Iran’s Shariah laws state that abandoning Islam for another religion is considered blasphemy, punishable by death.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
So too do the French disagree on the limits of satire and blasphemy, despite their honored places in French culture.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
For this theme to have been chosen only after the tragic passing of pioneering fashion icon, long-time Vogue editor-at-large, and unmistakable dandy, Andre Leon Talley, is a sort of blasphemy.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
While Christians born into the faith are free to practice, Iran’s Shariah laws state that abandoning Islam for another religion is considered blasphemy, punishable by death.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
So too do the French disagree on the limits of satire and blasphemy, despite their honored places in French culture.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasphemy
Noun
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To sully that legacy seems like sartorial sacrilege.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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Lea has dropped out of medical school to become a reformed Rabbi – which to her father is a sacrilege.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Throughout the movie, others caution Venis to shut down his deepfake AI tools which have led to military conflict and the desecration of holy sites across the world.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
31 May 2025
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Yet Jesus becomes angered by the desecration of the temple and begins tipping over the merchants' tables in the holy place while wielding a righteous whip.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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In addition to excessive force, the complaint claimed denial of medical care, governmental liability, supervisory liability, wrongful death and survival action, and that the actions of the law enforcement officers constituted a violation of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993.—
Dale Ellis,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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Teachers need frameworks for distinguishing between appropriate AI use and academic integrity violations.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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By one hand, he is bound to himself, to his impiety, his recklessness, his envy and pride, his guilt and spite.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
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By one hand, he is bound to himself, to his impiety, his recklessness, his envy and pride, his guilt and spite.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
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Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office claims that corruption tied to these export permits cost the state 12.3 trillion rupiah ($755 million).—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Maybe the game doesn’t die in corruption but in the apathy of those who stop caring.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love.—
John Edgar Wideman,
The New Yorker,
8 July 2021
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This sort of irreverence was new for the Disney marketing behemoth, and the idea for the ads came from the filmmakers themselves.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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At 34 years old, Stockman's youthful assurance and irreverence for sacred cows of all kinds soon upset many of his former colleagues on the Hill.—
Ron Elving,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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“Blasphemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasphemy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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