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PRONUNCIATION OF BIBLE-THUMPING

Bible-thumping  [ˈbaɪbəlˌθʌmpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIBLE-THUMPING

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Bible-Thumping is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIBLE-THUMPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of Bible-thumping in the English dictionary

The definition of Bible-thumping in the dictionary is crass and unwelcome Christian proselytizing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIBLE-THUMPING


antidumping
ˌæntɪˈdʌmpɪŋ
buckjumping
ˈbʌkˌdʒʌmpɪŋ
camping
ˈkæmpɪŋ
chumping
ˈtʃʌmpɪŋ
clamping
ˈklæmpɪŋ
comping
ˈkɒmpɪŋ
damping
ˈdæmpɪŋ
dumping
ˈdʌmpɪŋ
gazumping
ɡəˈzʌmpɪŋ
glamping
ˈglæmpɪŋ
krumping
ˈkrʌmpɪŋ
limping
ˈlɪmpɪŋ
pimping
ˈpɪmpɪŋ
queue-jumping
ˈkjuːjdʒʌmpɪŋ
revamping
riːˈvæmpɪŋ
showjumping
ˈʃəʊˌdʒʌmpɪŋ
ski-jumping
ˈskiːdʒʌmpɪŋ
temping
ˈtɛmpɪŋ
thumping
ˈθʌmpɪŋ
tramping
ˈtræmpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIBLE-THUMPING

Bible
Bible Belt
Bible class
Bible college
Bible oath
Bible paper
Bible reading
Bible school
Bible story
Bible-basher
Bible-bashing
Bible-pounder
Bible-puncher
Bible-thumper
bibless
biblical
Biblical Aramaic
Biblical Latin

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIBLE-THUMPING

base jumping
blind stamping
bungee jumping
bungy jumping
critical damping
die stamping
helping
high jumping
keeping
long jumping
pole jumping
rap jumping
shipping
shopping
show jumping
sleeping
social dumping
tub-thumping
wheel clamping
whomping

Synonyms and antonyms of Bible-thumping in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Bible-thumping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIBLE-THUMPING

Find out the translation of Bible-thumping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Bible-thumping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Bible-thumping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣经怦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Biblia - golpes
570 millions of speakers

English

Bible-thumping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाइबल ज़बरदस्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكتاب المقدس شاذ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Библия - колотилось
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bíblia -batendo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাইবেল-অস্বাভাবিকরকম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bible -battant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alkitab berdebar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bibel -thumping
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖書強烈
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성경 을 토하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kitab Suci-geger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kinh Thánh đập mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பைபிள்-அதிர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बायबलमध्ये प्रचंड वाढ होत आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İncil yüksekten atan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bible - martellante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Biblia - bicie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Біблія - калатало
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Biblia - uriaș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αγία Γραφή - πελώριος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bybel -geweldig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bibeln -dunkande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bibelen -dundrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bible-thumping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIBLE-THUMPING»

The term «Bible-thumping» is normally little used and occupies the 112.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIBLE-THUMPING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Bible-thumping» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Bible-thumping» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bible-thumping

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIBLE-THUMPING»

Discover the use of Bible-thumping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bible-thumping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship ...
Graham's style of oratory identifies him as the champion of populist religion. Let us look at some of the characteristics of Graham's Bible Belt oratory, as we have called it. The first characteristic is what has come to be called “Bible thumping.
Hughes Oliphant Old, 2010
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... informal disapproving someone who tries in a forceful or enthusiastic way to persuade other people to believe in the Christian religion and the Bible • Bible- bashing /'bai.bl.bsj.in/ adjective [before noun] (mainly us Bible-thumping) the ' Bible .
‎2008
3
The Truth about Conservative Christians: What They Think and ...
Answering these questions and more, The Truth about Conservative Christians will interest—and surprise—a broad range of readers, especially in this heated election year.
Andrew M. Greeley, Michael Hout, 2008
4
One Bubble Off Plumb
Bible-Thumping. Kills. Gunshot killings varied widely by state last year. Washington D.C. topped America, with 28.7 murders per year per 10,000 residents. Distant seconds went to Alaska, Alabama, Louisiana and Nevada, each shooting about ...
Gary Sutton, 2006
5
I Heart My In-Laws: Falling in Love with His Family--One ...
Mirroring the natural progression of a relationship and incorporating interviews from women just like you, this hilarious, savvy guide will help you survive your first meeting with future in-laws, from the holidays, weddings, and new babies ...
Dina Koutas Poch, 2007
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The Bible Tells Them So: The Discourse of Protestant ...
Disparaging expressions for fundamentalism — e.g., Bible thumping, the Bible Belt — are an inverse acknowledgement of fundamentalists' distinctive claim to the Bible. It would seem, in short, that there is a common-sense, generally agreed  ...
Kathleen C. Boone, 1989
7
1,001 Things You Always Wanted to Know About the Bible, But ...
Fundamentalist Christians have the habit (so their opponents believe) of constantly pointing to the Bible—“thumping it”— to support their moral standards. Some evangelists do, admittedly, “thump” the Bible—and why not, if it is the basis of ...
Stephen Lang, 1998
8
How the Bible Works: An Anthropological Study of Evangelical ...
50 in that sense I'm an evangelical but I'm not a Bible-thumping, down—on—the —street—corner-yelling-at-people person. Here again the emphasis was on sharing his faith, albeit in a low_key, indirect way. Both emphases—on belief in the ...
Brian Malley, 2004
9
Pocket Guide to the Bible: A Little Book About the Big Book
to the Bible-thumping assumptions of a few brands of fundamentalist evangelicalism, the Good Book didn't just fall from heaven one day, bound in black leather, assembled into chapters and verses, and translated into English by a certain King ...
Jason Boyett, 2009
10
The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy ...
Waking up his Bible-thumping brother-in-law from a nap almost leads to a physical confrontation. Tim's streetwise brother agrees to pose, but only if Tim agrees to listen to the obscene song he wrote. Most of the "funny" is in the details.
Judy Carter, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIBLE-THUMPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bible-thumping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Not to Win the GOP Nomination
... and they like candidates who are only moderately fiscally conservative and eschew Bible-thumping. New Hampshire, the first primary state, ... «Politico, Jul 15»
2
Gay couple gets wedding license from holdout Hood County
“Granbury's a Bible-thumping town,” she said. “I come from a very conservative family, and my uncle and everyone are like, 'It's gross,' and 'It's ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
3
Lesbians win $135K lawsuit against shitty Christian bakery
If you're curious how bible-thumping they are, head on over to their website and peruse the lone bible quote that has literally nothing to do with ... «Death and Taxes, Jul 15»
4
How conservatives and liberals are both hijacking libertarian …
However, today's opposition to gay marriage, awful though it is, emanates not only from finger-wagging, Bible-thumping whites, but also many ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
5
The Drink of Patriots: As American as Apple Cider
The Bible-thumping Puritans were not teetotalers. Apple orchards in colonial America usually meant one thing: hard cider. The apple tree is an ... «War on the Rocks, Jul 15»
6
Getting from Theism to Catholicsm (Part II)
He did not sound like a bible-thumping preacher or a Sunday school teacher or a platitudinous guru. He spoke with the same kind of ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
7
America Ferrera Says “Thank You” Donald Trump For Sending …
Instead the two sides consider each other Bible-thumping lunatics and Godless sinners, and by doing so, unconsciously choosing to stay on ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
8
Mac Deford: China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and the US - What Do …
... by the ruling, though how a committed same-sex couple having their status legalized affects their Bible-thumping neighbor is a fair question. «Freepress Online, Jul 15»
9
Town of Union's Calvin Briggs, 88, was 'old school'
Dot, the Italian Catholic girl and Calvin, the “Bible-thumping Protestant” — in the words of son Mark — set about merging their belief systems. «Press & Sun-Bulletin, Jul 15»
10
Variety Summit Sees Hollywood as a 'Mission Field' for Christians …
“So I'm not interested in Bible-thumping or beating anyone over the head with the Gospel. But what I am interested in is talking about love, ... «Patheos, Jun 15»

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