Bible thumper
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Bible thumper
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Evoking the image of a vocal and zealous preacher, one who might literally thump a Bible for emphasis while preaching.
noun Bible thumpers · Bible-thumper
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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...
Similar: Bible banger, Bible basher, Jesus freak, Christer, fundie
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title = {Bible thumper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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