| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |