| 单词 | god-bothering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGod-bothering God-bothering n. and adj. depreciative (chiefly British, originally Military slang) (a) n. religious activity; the actions or behaviour of a God-botherer; (b) adj. religious; proselytizing; designating or characteristic of a God-botherer. ΚΠ 1943 Gen. 30 Jan. 47/1 A church service held on board one of His Majesty's Ships is usually known as godbothering. 1968 Guardian 30 Apr. 6/1 Yes, the femme fatale, already saddled with lover and husband, fatally attracts the God-bothering young excise man. 1988 Observer 1 May 11/7 That fiendish old God-bothering father of hers, Alderman Whatsisname. 2009 R. C. Wood Preaching & Professing 125 To such humanists, all of our God-bothering is a foolish extravagance. 2010 Canberra Times (Nexis) 24 Oct. The blokes, down on their luck, were sometimes mildly disparaging of the Salvos [i.e. the Salvation Army], with their odd military-style hierarchy and ‘God-bothering’ ways. < as lemmas |
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