"Bible basher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bible bashers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bible basher (plural Bible bashers)
  1. (derogatory) A fundamentalist Christian preacher, or other fervent Christian, who is seen to take every opportunity to talk about Christianity and attempt to convert those around them. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Atheism Synonyms: Bible thumper [US], Bible pounder, Bible puncher, God botherer [UK], God squad [UK, US], Bible beater Translations (fundamentalist Christian preacher): bigoto (Esperanto), grenouille de bénitier [feminine] (French), punaise de sacristie [feminine] (French), crentelho [masculine] (Portuguese), evanjegue [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), христанутый (xristanutyj) [masculine] (Russian), chupacirios (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Bible_basher-en-noun-ZOAoNf46 Disambiguation of Atheism: 45 55 Categories (other): English religious slurs Disambiguation of English religious slurs: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'fundamentalist Christian preacher': 79 21
  2. A person who finds fault with the Bible, Christianity, or Christian teaching. Categories (topical): Atheism, Christianity, People Synonyms: anti-Christian, Bible-basher
    Sense id: en-Bible_basher-en-noun-70mD3uHz Disambiguation of Atheism: 45 55 Disambiguation of Christianity: 40 60 Disambiguation of People: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English religious slurs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English religious slurs: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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