单词 | bible-pounder |
释义 | > as lemmasBible-pounder Bible-pounder n. slang one who expounds or follows the Bible in a vigorous or aggressive manner, esp. a clergyman. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > [noun] > reading of > vigorous > person Bible-pounder1889 Bible-puncher1917 Bible-thumper1923 Bible-banger1942 Bible-basher1958 1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang I. 111/1 Bible-pounder (popular), a parson. 1890 J. S. Farmer Slang I. 186/2 Bible-pounder, a clergyman..from the practice indulged in by some excitable exponents, of pounding or beating their hands upon the book or desk while preaching. < as lemmas |
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