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clobber passage

clobber passage noun: any of a number of passages in the Bible that may be interpreted as clear condemnations of homosexuality: usually Genesis 19:1-38; Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Timothy 1:9-10; Jude 6-7; and Romans 1:25-27.

Noun

clobber passage (plural clobber passages)

  1. (informal) Any of a number of passages in the Bible that may be interpreted as clear condemnations of homosexuality: usually Genesis 19:1-38; Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Timothy 1:9-10; Jude 6-7; and Romans 1:25-27.
  2. (informal, Ordination of women) Any of a number of passages in the Bible that may be interpreted as clear condemnations of women being ordained as ministers of the church or preaching to mixed-sex congregations.
    • 1 Timothy 2:11-12 may be used as a clobber passage.

Synonyms of clobber passage

Forms of clobber passage

pluralclobber passages

Questions about clobber passage

What does clobber passage mean?
Clobber passage means any of a number of passages in the Bible that may be interpreted as clear condemnations of homosexuality: usually Genesis 19:1-38; Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Timothy 1:9-10; Jude 6-7; and Romans 1:25-27.
What part of speech is clobber passage?
Clobber passage is a noun.
What is the plural of clobber passage?
The plural of clobber passage is clobber passages.

Words near clobber passage in the dictionary

  1. cloathings
  2. cloaths
  3. CLOB
  4. clobazam
  5. clobber
  6. clobber passage
  7. clobber passages
  8. clobber text
  9. clobber texts
  10. clobber verse
  11. clobber verses

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