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Bible-thumper

Bible-thumper is the alternative form of Bible thumper.

Meaning of Bible thumper

Noun

Bible thumper (plural Bible thumpers)

  1. (derogatory) A Christian fundamentalist or overzealous evangelical Christian.
    • Zeal and knowledge have here a wide field ; the calm, thoughtful logician ; the cold, phlegmatic reasoner ; the cautious, pathetic pleader ; the shouting, stamping Bible thumper ; all have their mission, all have their followers and admirers...1870, J. Ashworth, “Old Ab'.”, in Strange Tales from Humble Life, Manchester: Tubbs and Brook, page 253

Forms of Bible-thumper

pluralBible-thumpers

Questions about Bible-thumper

What is Bible-thumper the alternative form of?
Bible-thumper is the alternative form of Bible thumper.

Words near Bible-thumper in the dictionary

  1. bible-black
  2. Bible-pounder
  3. Bible-pounders
  4. Bible-puncher
  5. Bible-punchers
  6. Bible-thumper
  7. Bible-thumpers
  8. bibler
  9. biblers
  10. bibles
  11. bibless

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