blasphemer

[ blas-fee-mer, blas-fee-, -fuh- ]

noun

1. a person who speaks irreverently of God or sacred things:

   The 2nd-century Christian heretic Marcion was called an open blasphemer of God and corrupter of the Scriptures.

2. a person who slanders or speaks evil of someone or something:

   Scolding everything new has long been a hobby among the retrogrades, conservatives, and blasphemers of technological progress.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blasphemer¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; from Middle French blashpemeur, from Old French blasphemere, from Late Latin blasphēmātor, from blasphēmāt(us) “spoken profanely” (past participle of blasphēmāre “to speak profanely”; blaspheme ( def ) ) + Latin -or -or ²( def )

Example Sentences

John Peter, son-in-law of Alexander, a horrid blasphemer and persecutor, died wretchedly.

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They falsely declare him to be a blasphemer and seducer of the people.

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Surely, the outraged divinity had started into life; it was preparing to strike down the blasphemer.

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She shocked all the notions he sincerely entertained, and he stood awed by accusations from a blasphemer whom he dared not rebuke.

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Frederick the Great, being a king, was a privileged blasphemer.

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