LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

blasphēmia

blasphēmia f (genitive blasphēmiae)
Classical[bɫasˈpʰeː.mi.a]Ecclesiastical[blasˈfɛː.mi.a]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinblasphemy
  2. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinslander, reviling

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeblasphēmiablasphēmiae
genitiveblasphēmiaeblasphēmiārum
dativeblasphēmiaeblasphēmiīs
accusativeblasphēmiamblasphēmiās
ablativeblasphēmiāblasphēmiīs
vocativeblasphēmiablasphēmiae

blasphēmĭa, ae, f. (blasphēmĭ-um, ii, n., Prud. Psych. 715), = βλασφημία (eccl. Lat.),
I. a reviling, slander, Vulg. Isa. 51, 7; towards God, blasphemy, Hier. Ep. 62, n. 2; Aug. Verb. Dom. Serm. 11; 14; 15; Vulg. 2 Par. 32, 17; id. Matt. 26, 65.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía, “slander, blasphemy”).

Descendants
  • Catalanblasfèmia
  • Frenchblasphémiefrom Old French blasfemie
  • Englishblasphemyfrom Old French blasfemie
  • GermanBlasphemie
  • Italianbestemmia
  • Italianblasfemia
  • Portugueseblasfémia
  • Romanianblestem
  • Romanianblasfemie
  • Spanishblasfemia

In English words that came into English from blasphēmia

  • blasphemyblasphēmia

Quick answers

What does blasphēmia mean in Latin?
blasphēmia, a noun, means “blasphemy; slander, reviling”.
What is the genitive of blasphēmia?
The genitive singular is blasphēmiae. blasphēmia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce blasphēmia?
In classical Latin, [bɫasˈpʰeː.mi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [blasˈfɛː.mi.a].