blasphemer

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

noun

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.
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.

Origin of blasphemer

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”; see blaspheme ) + Latin -or -or²

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How to use blasphemer in a sentence

John Peter, son-in-law of Alexander, a horrid blasphemer and persecutor, died wretchedly.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe
They falsely declare him to be a blasphemer and seducer of the people.
Jesus, The Messiah; or, the Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in the New Testament Scriptures | (A Lady) Anonymous
Surely, the outraged divinity had started into life; it was preparing to strike down the blasphemer.
The Doomsman | Van Tassel Sutphen
She shocked all the notions he sincerely entertained, and he stood awed by accusations from a blasphemer whom he dared not rebuke.
Lucretia, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Frederick the Great, being a king, was a privileged blasphemer.
Prisoner for Blasphemy | G. W. [George William] Foote

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