Bible-pounder
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Bible-pounder
noun
noun, often derog
One who expounds or follows the Bible in a vigorous and aggressive manner, esp. a clergyman. Also -puncher, -thumper. (1890 —) .
A. L. Rowse It's always the Bible-thumpers who are the greatest hypocrites (1942). Hence Bible-pounding, -punching, -thumping,adjective and noun . (1951 —) .
noun, often derog
One who expounds or follows the Bible in a vigorous and aggressive manner, esp. a clergyman. Also -puncher, -thumper. (1890 —) .
A. L. Rowse It's always the Bible-thumpers who are the greatest hypocrites (1942). Hence Bible-pounding, -punching, -thumping,
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