ぼうとくてき
na-adjective
blasphemous; sacrilegious
formalreligionevaluation
1. blasphemous; sacrilegious; profane
Treating something sacred or deeply respected with contempt. Used of religious offence and, by extension, of any act that cheapens something people hold inviolable.
冒涜的(ぼうとくてき)発言(はつげん)だ。
It is a blasphemous remark.
その()冒涜的(ぼうとくてき)批判(ひはん)された
The painting was criticized as sacrilegious.
遺族(いぞく)気持(きも)(かんが)えれば冒涜的(ぼうとくてき)表現(ひょうげん)()けるべきだ。
Out of consideration for the bereaved family, profane expressions should be avoided.

From the noun 冒涜(ぼうとく) (blasphemy, desecration) + the adjectival suffix (てき). Written 冒瀆(ぼうとく) in older texts; (とく) is the simplified form in general use today.

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