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词汇 Bible-thumping
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Definition of Bible-thumping in English:

Bible-thumping

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

    a Bible-thumping evangelical Protestant
nounˈbʌɪb(ə)lˌθʌmpɪŋˈbaɪbəlˌθəmpɪŋ
mass nounNorth American informal
  • The action of expounding or following the teachings of the Bible in an aggressively evangelical way.

    all the Bible-thumping in the world doesn't make one a good Christian

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-thumping in US English:

Bible-thumping

adjectiveˈbaɪbəlˌθəmpɪŋˈbībəlˌTHəmpiNG
North American informal
  • attributive Denoting a person who expounds or follows the teachings of the Bible in an aggressively evangelical way.

    a Bible-thumping evangelical Protestant
nounˈbaɪbəlˌθəmpɪŋˈbībəlˌTHəmpiNG
North American informal
  • The action of expounding or following the teachings of the Bible in an aggressively evangelical way.

    all the Bible-thumping in the world doesn't make one a good Christian
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