"KJV-onlyer" meaning in All languages combined

See KJV-onlyer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: KJV-onlyers [plural]
Etymology: KJV + only + -er Etymology templates: {{af|en|KJV|only|-er|id3=ideology}} KJV + only + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} KJV-onlyer (plural KJV-onlyers)
  1. (informal) Someone who asserts that the King James Version of the Bible is superior to all other English translations. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Christianity, People Synonyms: KJV-onlier

Inflected forms

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