as in atheistical
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
Drinking a Bloody Mary at night just feels wrong and confusing, sacrilegious even, which is hilarious because everything else goes.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver understandably defended mounting criticism of the 3-point shot, and saying anything else would have been sacrilegious in the house Steph Curry built with his unparalleled 3-point prowess.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
Some fans will think supporting two different teams, let alone rivals, is sacrilegious.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
But the French debate over whether to show images of Muhammad, which many Muslims view as sacrilegious, is still being waged today.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver understandably defended mounting criticism of the 3-point shot, and saying anything else would have been sacrilegious in the house Steph Curry built with his unparalleled 3-point prowess.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
Some fans will think supporting two different teams, let alone rivals, is sacrilegious.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
But the French debate over whether to show images of Muhammad, which many Muslims view as sacrilegious, is still being waged today.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrilegious
Adjective
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For me, being a man controlled by God, things that are blasphemous always alert me.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
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Many Muslims found some of the depictions offensive and even blasphemous.—
Lola Fadulu,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 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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Tim Page was an irreverent dope-smoking Brit; Henri Huet was French and Vietnamese, and known for his humor and kindness.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The vibe is at once sophisticated and irreverent—like an art collector’s home crossed with a Wes Anderson daydream.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Listen to this article New York lawmakers are brokering a deal that would delay and weaken educational requirements for religious schools — a major setback for yeshiva reform advocates who believe all students should receive some secular instruction, the Daily News has learned.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Furthermore, protesting in the streets is not violence, calling for peace in Palestine is not extremism, and thinking that a secular state of Israel is the best way to attain a peaceful accommodation in Palestine is not anti-Jewish.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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This attempt to turn back the clock included the purging of Christian texts from schools, the conversion of Christian churches into pagan temples, and religious persecution as it had been practiced in centuries past.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2025
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As de Kort tells Live Science, these treasures were buried in several deposits that might have constituted offerings to a pagan god—possibly Wodan, the Germanic persona of the Norse god Odin.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Sacrilegious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrilegious. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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