as in blasphemous
not showing proper reverence for the holy or sacred
a sacrilegious, obscene joke—and told in church at that!
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Recent Examples of sacrilegious
A lot of people think that’s, like, sacrilegious.
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Peter Mishler
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
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
Call me sacrilegious, but there’s one place that a King’s Hawaiian roll tastes even better than the altar rail, and that’s at the beach.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
But for most Americans, cutting up dead human beings was sacrilegious, disrespectful and disgusting.
—Susan E. Lederer, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for sacrilegious
Peter Mishler
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
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
Call me sacrilegious, but there’s one place that a King’s Hawaiian roll tastes even better than the altar rail, and that’s at the beach.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
But for most Americans, cutting up dead human beings was sacrilegious, disrespectful and disgusting.
—Susan E. Lederer, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for sacrilegious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrilegious
Adjective
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That seems like a blasphemous question, but the Lakers were outscored all season a year ago with James on the floor.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2025
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Stowe is known mainly for Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a novel profoundly informed by her Christian nationalist belief that the United States was failing in its mission to become a New Canaan, precisely because of the blasphemous practice of slavery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 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 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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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
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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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“Sacrilegious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrilegious. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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