LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

blasphēmus

blasphēmus (feminine blasphēma, neuter blasphēmum)
Classical[bɫasˈpʰeː.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[blasˈfɛː.mus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivereviling, defaming
  2. adjectiveblaspheming, blasphemous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeblasphēmusblasphēmablasphēmum
genitiveblasphēmīblasphēmaeblasphēmī
dativeblasphēmōblasphēmaeblasphēmō
accusativeblasphēmumblasphēmamblasphēmum
ablativeblasphēmōblasphēmāblasphēmō
vocativeblasphēmeblasphēmablasphēmum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeblasphēmīblasphēmaeblasphēma
genitiveblasphēmōrumblasphēmārumblasphēmōrum
dativeblasphēmīsblasphēmīsblasphēmīs
accusativeblasphēmōsblasphēmāsblasphēma
ablativeblasphēmīsblasphēmīsblasphēmīs
vocativeblasphēmīblasphēmaeblasphēma

blasphēmus, a, um, adj., = βλάσφημος (eccl. Lat.),
I. reviling, defaming: satelles, Prud. στεφ. 1, 75; and subst., of God and divine things, blasphemer, Tert. Res Carn. 26; Hier. Ep. 9; Vulg. Lev. 24, 14 (as transl. of the Heb. ); id. 1 Tim. 1, 13.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos).

Descendants
  • Catalanblasfem
  • Englishblasphemous
  • Italianblasfemo

Quick answers

What does blasphēmus mean in Latin?
blasphēmus, a adjective, means “reviling, defaming; blaspheming, blasphemous”.
How do you pronounce blasphēmus?
In classical Latin, [bɫasˈpʰeː.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [blasˈfɛː.mus].