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blasphemer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈblæsfəmɚ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nonreligious person

Narrower terms: swearer

History

Etymology

From Middle English blasfemour, from Old French blasfemeor; equivalent to blaspheme + -er.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُجَدِّف (mujaddif) — One who commits blasphemy
  • Arabic: مُجَدِّفَة (mujaddifa) — One who commits blasphemy
  • Bulgarian: богоху́лник (bogohúlnik) — One who commits blasphemy
  • Bulgarian: богоху́лница (bogohúlnica) — One who commits blasphemy
  • Catalan: blasfemador — One who commits blasphemy
  • Catalan: blasfem — One who commits blasphemy
  • Czech: rouhač — One who commits blasphemy
  • Danish: blasfemiker — One who commits blasphemy
  • Danish: gudsbespotter — One who commits blasphemy
  • Dutch: godslasteraar — One who commits blasphemy
  • Dutch: heiligschenner — One who commits blasphemy
  • Finnish: rienaaja — One who commits blasphemy
  • French: blasphémateur — One who commits blasphemy
  • French: blasphématrice — One who commits blasphemy
  • German: Gotteslästerer — One who commits blasphemy
  • German: Blasphemist — One who commits blasphemy
  • German: Gotteslästerin — One who commits blasphemy
  • German: Blasphemistin — One who commits blasphemy
  • Ancient Greek: βλάσφημος (blásphēmos) — One who commits blasphemy
  • Hungarian: istenkáromló — One who commits blasphemy
  • Indonesian: penghujat — One who commits blasphemy
  • Irish: diamhaslóir — One who commits blasphemy
  • Irish: blaisféimeoir — One who commits blasphemy
  • Italian: bestemmiatore — One who commits blasphemy
  • Central Kurdish: کافر (kafr) — One who commits blasphemy
  • Central Kurdish: موشرک (muşrik) — One who commits blasphemy
  • Latin: blasphēmātor — One who commits blasphemy
  • Latin: blasphēmātrīx — One who commits blasphemy
  • Macedonian: богохулник (bogohulnik) — One who commits blasphemy
  • Middle English: blasfeme — One who commits blasphemy
  • Middle English: blasfemour — One who commits blasphemy
  • Polish: bluźnierca — One who commits blasphemy
  • Romanian: hulitor — One who commits blasphemy
  • Russian: богоху́льник (bogoxúlʹnik) — One who commits blasphemy
  • Spanish: blasfemo — One who commits blasphemy
  • Spanish: blasfemador — One who commits blasphemy
  • Spanish: blasfemante — One who commits blasphemy
  • Swedish: hädare — One who commits blasphemy
  • Welsh: cablwr — One who commits blasphemy
  • Welsh: cablydd — One who commits blasphemy
  • Welsh: cableddwr — One who commits blasphemy