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Bible thumpers

Bible thumpers is the plural 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

Questions about Bible thumpers

What is Bible thumpers the plural of?
Bible thumpers is the plural of Bible thumper.

Words near Bible thumpers in the dictionary

  1. bible society
  2. Bible Students
  3. Bible studies
  4. bible study
  5. Bible thumper
  6. Bible thumpers
  7. Bible thumping
  8. Bible-basher
  9. Bible-bashers
  10. bible-black
  11. Bible-pounder

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