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Adjective
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Sharing song lyrics over WhatsApp that others deemed blasphemous against the Prophet Muhammad.—
Sean Nelson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025 -
When a blasphemous pop star threatens to upend their happy life and displace the sisters, Mother Constance sets out to save the convent by any means necessary.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But as in most of his roles since The Departed and The Fighter, Wahlberg shows little charisma, particularly when he’s flanked by an actor with the irreverent verve of LaKeith Stanfield, who steals every scene without even breaking a sweat.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Italian denim brand Diesel has been a fixture on the scene since the 1970s, celebrated for its edgy and irreverent styles that defined Italian streetwear.—
Abbey Hudetz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Think that's wild and somehow sacrilegious?—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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Any extra trimmings would land somewhere between glib and sacrilegious.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 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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The first season of the show was the talk of the internet and inspired several newspaper columns about the exploits of Adam Brody’s hot rabbi Noah and Kristen Bell’s agnostic Joanne.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Styled by Kate Young, Johnson has taken a brand agnostic to naked dressing.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Just before the combine, though, Cam, while practicing alone at night, is struck in the head by a strange pagan spirit-slash-mascot that emerges out of the shadows.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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These wooden churches were once common across the country, built when Christianity was still new and pagan traditions lingered.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Who would dare argue against the ungodly devastation Jews experienced?—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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There are several other unfortunate factors in this ungodly situation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Portrayed throughout the season as an unholy fool of sorts, free of malice and premeditation and utterly harmless once properly medicated, Ed redeems himself to a certain extent.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Yes, the basic scenario about a spaceman getting raped, returning to his ship, and giving unholy birth to a monster that hunts down his crewmates came from the original writing team.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Profanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profanatory. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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