blasphemer

American  

[blas-fee-mer, blas-fee-, -fuh-] / blæsˈfi mər, ˈblæs fi-, -fə- /

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.

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Etymology

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 ( def. )) + Latin -or -or ² ( def. )