profanatory

adjective

Definition of profanatorynext
as in blasphemous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profanatory
  1. blasphemous
  2. irreverent
  3. sacrilegious
  4. impious
  5. agnostic
  6. pagan
  7. ungodly
  8. unholy
Adjective
  • Rushdie’s fourth fictional novel ran into a global controversy shortly after its publication in September 1988, as some Muslims saw passages about Prophet Muhammad as blasphemous.
    Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Many Muslims consider depictions of prophets to be blasphemous.
    Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of blasphemous
Adjective
  • Paul Smith, on the other hand, is known for his irreverent creativity—bold stripes, playful details, and a knack for turning the unexpected into the extraordinary.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Deadline told you first that Lopez was set to continue her mass-appealing movie streak with the streamer on this irreverent comedy project that 2x Ted Lasso Emmy winning Goldstein co-wrote with Joe Kelly.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of irreverent
Adjective
  • The cartoon images were deeply offensive to many Muslims, who viewed them as sacrilegious.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Grills are about elemental things—wood, fire, meat—adding Wi-Fi to that seems almost sacrilegious.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2020
Definition of sacrilegious
Adjective
  • This game must have seemed profane to the Greeks, or even impious.
    Simone Weil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • Both narratives, private and public, differently restrict our access, so the ideal historian will need great tact and an impious curiosity.
    James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Definition of impious
Adjective
  • According to a report from The Pew Center For Research, only 3% of African-American people identified as atheist or agnostic in 2021.
    Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The sitcom, which stars Adam Brody (who is Jewish) as a character named Noah and Kristen Bell as Joanne, tracks the budding romance of a modern rabbi and an agnostic podcaster.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of agnostic
Adjective
  • Allen's defense team aggressively pushed their theory that Odinists, members of a pagan Norse religion hijacked by white nationalists, killed the girls during a sacrificial ritual in the woods.
    Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Defense attorneys for Allen have argued authorities arrested the wrong person and claimed that Odinism, a pagan Norse religion that has been linked to White supremacist groups, could be a theory connected to the killings, court documents show.
    Nicole Chavez, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of pagan
Adjective
  • Through a melodic flow of political parlance and an impressive stable of sprightly actors, creator Debora Cahn stages a spirited play about political relationships — and relationship politics — that never feels stodgy or stupefying, despite an ungodly amount of dialogue.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Williams displayed graphics that showed off confiscated unmarked AR-15s, ammunition, and an ungodly amount of baby oil and lubricant.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ungodly
Adjective
  • What are your thoughts on Jack’s unholy provenance?
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • After all, nothing says family reunion like depicting the unholy alliance between an evil gay billionaire and Hulk Hogan.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of unholy
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