blasphemy

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She also represented those accused of blasphemy -- an incendiary charge -- as well as Afghans who face crackdowns by the authorities.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

There cannot be, since blasphemy depends on the acknowledgment of the sacred.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

In that climate, publicly denouncing a man for blasphemy was tantamount to designating a terrorist target, prosecutors will argue.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

Laws against blasphemy were first codified by India's British rulers and expanded in the 1980s under the military government.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

Subversion, sedition, blasphemy, heresy, all rolled into one.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood