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单词 Bible-thumper
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Definition of Bible-thumper in English:

Bible-thumper

nounˈbʌɪb(ə)lθʌmpəˈbaɪbəlˌθəmpər
North American informal
  • A person who expounds or follows the teachings of the Bible in an aggressively evangelical way.

    British term Bible-basher

Derivatives

  • Bible-bashing

  • adjectiveˈbʌɪb(ə)lˌbaʃɪŋˈbaɪbəlˌbæʃɪŋ
    British informal
    • attributive Denoting a person who expounds or follows the teachings of the Bible in an aggressively evangelical way.

      I should have listened to my Bible-bashing mother
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A few even argue that it's personally insulting, since it unfairly portrays him as a Bible-thumping homophobe.
      • There is, one suspects, a mass of insecurity hidden behind the self-confident, extrovert, Bible-thumping exterior.
      • She is a sneering teenager, dealing with a haunted bedroom, the cute boy next door, Bible-thumping neighbours and barnyard animals.
 
 

Definition of Bible-thumper in US English:

Bible-thumper

nounˈbībəlˌTHəmpərˈbaɪbəlˌθəmpər
North American informal
  • A person who expounds or follows the teachings of the Bible in an aggressively evangelical way.

    British term Bible-basher
 
 
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