maledicta

Etymology

From Latin maledicta, plural of maledictum (“curse, insult”).

maledicta means profane or blasphemous language. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why this word is great

MALEDICTA — [Noun] The taxonomic term for profane, blasphemous, or otherwise taboo language, encompassing swearing, curses, insults, and hate speech. From the Latin maledicta, plural of maledictum ("a curse, insult"), from male ("badly, ill") and dictum ("a thing said"). Unlike "profanity," which specifically connotes religious irreverence, or "invective," which denotes targeted verbal assault, maledicta is the dispassionate container for the entire dark ecology of verbal aggression. It is the guttural spasm of a stubbed toe, the cold architecture of a slur carved in public air, and the ancient curse whispered against an indifferent universe—the raw, sonic evidence of a psyche pressed against the limits of civility.

noun

Profane or blasphemous language.“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, ”
Taboo language of all kinds, including profanity, blasphemy, swearing, cursing, insults, hate speech, impolite language, etc.“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.”