blaspheme
Example Sentences
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Mr. Macrae also championed Salman Rushdie when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran in 1989 accused Mr. Rushdie of blaspheming Islam in his novel “The Satanic Verses” and enjoined Muslims to kill him.
From New York Times
A surge in religious fervor has sparked violent riots by one group that seeks a crackdown on blaspheming against Islam.
From Washington Post
“I don’t really understand how you can blaspheme about something that happened, even in 1625,” he said, offering up excerpts from Brown’s book.
From New York Times
President Emmanuel Macron spoke out in support of the teenager, arguing that in France "we have the right to blaspheme".
From BBC
While no one has ever been executed for the offence, dozens of people accused of blaspheming have been killed by vigilantes.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
