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clobber passages

clobber passages is the plural of clobber passage.

Meaning of clobber passage

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.

Questions about clobber passages

What is clobber passages the plural of?
Clobber passages is the plural of clobber passage.

Words near clobber passages in the dictionary

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

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