blaspheme

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

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

Mila and her family were placed under police protection, and President Emmanuel Macron came to her defence insisting that under French law "we have the right to blaspheme".

From BBC

Core French values such as the freedom of belief, gender equality and the right to blaspheme are threatened in localised areas, he has said.

From Reuters