Meaning of maledicta | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Profane or blasphemous language.
   plural, plural-only
2. Taboo language of all kinds, including profanity, blasphemy, swearing, cursing, insults, hate speech, impolite language, etc.
   plural, plural-only

Examples

“We see this in the third commandment, in the popularity of hell, damn, God, and Jesus Christ, and in many of the terms for taboo language itself: profanity (that which is not sacred), blasphemy (literally "evil speech" but in practice disrespect toward a deity), and swearing, cursing, and oaths, which were originally secured by the invocation of a deity or one of his symbols, like the tabernacle, chalice, and wafer incongruously found in Catholic maledicta.”

“For 11 years now, “day and night, every Saturday and Sunday,” Aman had devoted his life to what he calls maledicta, the scholarly study of profanity and insults.”

“Most foreigners believe that Japanese is sparse in maledicta, which is not true. However, they can be quite subtle at times and tend to bypass the square-heads conditioned to blunt ravings of the “up yours, shithead, motherfucker” variety.”

“Other types of maledicta are jarns, nittles, and quimps.”

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