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blasphemous

adjective as in irreverent

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The protesters were angry over the display a book by the exiled feminist author Taslima Nasrin, who has in the past received death threats from Islamist groups for what they say are her blasphemous writings.

From BBC

While it met acclaim and awards in the Western world, many Muslims considered it blasphemous and some countries banned it.

From BBC

It had sparked outrage among some Muslims, who considered its content to be blasphemous, and was banned in some countries.

From BBC

Like his brethren in England, he believed the celebrations to a blasphemous excuse for people to get lost in an “in Revellings, excess of Wine, in mad Mirth.”

From Salon

There is no basis in Christian thought for it and it is blasphemous at its core.

From Salon

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