Definition
A person who speaks disrespectfully or irreverently about something considered sacred or holy.
Etymology
From Greek 'blasphemia' combining 'blaptein' (to injure) and 'pheme' (speech). The word traveled through Latin and Old French before entering English, meaning literally 'harmful speech.'
Kelly Says
In medieval Europe, blaspheming was literally a capital crime—people were executed just for saying the wrong thing about religion, which is why this word has such serious historical weight.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰይጣን ነው
say-tan new
BNবাংলা
অপমানক
op-ma-na-k
CACatalà
blasfèmer
blas-feh-mer
CSČeština
blasfémník
blas-fehm-nik
DADansk
blasfemer
blas-feh-mer
DEDeutsch
Blasphemer
blas-FEM-er
ELΕλληνικά
βλασφημέας
blas-fe-me-as
ESEspañol
blasfemo
blas-FEH-moh
FISuomi
pyhän nöyryyttäjä
pyhän no-yryyt-taa-jä
FRFrançais
blasphémateur
blas-feh-ma-tohr
GUGU
શિસ્તપ્રતિકારક
shi-sht-pra-ti-kar-ak
HAHA
maganin Allah
ma-ga-nin al-lah
HUMagyar
svilágító
svi-lag-i-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengutusan
peng-oo-tu-saan
ITItaliano
blasfemo
blas-FEH-moh
KKKK
құдайды еске алу
ku-day-dy es-ke a-lu
KMKM
អ្នកប្រកាន់
a-nək pra-ka-an
KO한국어
신성모독자
sinseong modokja
MRMR
देवदृष्टी
dev-dris-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
penista
pe-ni-sta
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောက်ရွတ်
kya-uk-ywet
NLNederlands
goddeloos
god-de-loos
NONorsk
blasfemer
blas-feh-mer
PLPolski
blasfemiarz
blas-fe-mjarz
PTPortuguês
blasfemo
blas-FEH-moh
RORomână
blasfemator
blas-feh-ma-tor
RUРусский
осквернитель
os-kver-ni-tel'
SVSvenska
blasfemer
blas-feh-mer
SWKiswahili
mtakabidhi
m-ta-ka-bi-dhi
TAதமிழ்
தூய்மைக்குறை
too-ymai-kku-rai
TEతెలుగు
పవిత్రాన్ని దుర్భాషిస్తుంది
pa-vithra-anni dur-bha-shi-stu-ndi
THไทย
ผู้ดูหมิ่น
poo doo-min
TLTL
mang-aaway
mang-a-way
TRTürkçe
kutsal saygısız
kutsal say-gis-iz
UKУкраїнська
нарекатель
na-re-ka-tel'
VITiếng Việt
người xúc phạm
ngoo-ee soo-kham-pham