blasphemer

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

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Word History and Origins

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 )

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