冒涜的(ぼうとくてき)

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)な発言(はつげん)だ。
It is a blasphemous remark.
その絵(え)は冒涜的(ぼうとくてき)だと批判(ひはん)された。
The painting was criticized as sacrilegious.
遺族(いぞく)の気持(きも)ちを考(かんが)えれば、冒涜的(ぼうとくてき)な表現(ひょうげん)は避(さ)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 的(てき). Written 冒瀆(ぼうとく) in older texts; 涜(とく) is the simplified form in general use today.

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Compare: 不敬(ふけい) (disrespectful)
Compare: 不謹慎(ふきんしん) (inappropriate, in poor taste)
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