Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Anti scriptural

👉 Okay, let’s tackle that wonderfully prickly little beast of a word: "Antiscriptural." Now, traditionally when you throw around words like that, people tend to clutch their pearls and tut-tut, picturing a stuffy vicar lecturing on the evils of bodice ripping. Let me assure you, it's far weirder than that, but equally fascinating!

Essentially, to be "Anti-scriptural"—and I stress the careful pronunciation here—means something is demonstrably, almost aggressively, not following the dictates of a particular scripture (obviously!). Think of it as the literary equivalent of someone wearing Crocs in a cathedral. It’s not just disagreeing, mind you. It's actively and spectacularly ignoring the established rules, pronouncements, and frankly, whatever the governing text of that group deems to be good or bad. Historically, and still somewhat relevant today, it was often used to describe actions that went directly against the tenets of a religion. You'd have someone who openly defied religious law, performed blasphemous acts, or generally caused the theologians to clutch their heads and mutter about divine displeasure. 19th century religious debates were rife with this stuff. It gets thrown around now in discussions of certain theological viewpoints that seem to disregard the foundations of a faith. The humour (and frankly, the slight unease) comes from how utterly... unvarnished it is! You aren't just saying something