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

On trial are two men accused of identifying Mr Paty as a “blasphemer” over the Internet, two friends of Anzorov who allegedly gave him logistical help, and four others who offered support on chatlines.

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Consider Second Timothy, 3: 2: “For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.”

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An outlawed Islamist political party with the main objective of protecting Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws and punishing blasphemers has been linked to violence against Christians last week in which several churches were burnt.

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An outlawed Islamist political party with the main objective of protecting Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws and punishing blasphemers has been linked to violence against Christians last week in which several churches were burnt.

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An outlawed Islamist political party with the main objective of protecting Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws and punishing blasphemers has been linked to violence against Christians last week in which several churches were burnt.

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