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Bible basher en · NOUN

Meanings

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.
   • There is a skinny old bible basher who is always out gathering souls, regardless of the weather. 2008, Ian Commins, Fiveways, Queensland: University of Queensland Press, →ISBN, page 73:
   • I was a real Bible basher. I used to rush round asking people if they were saved. 1969, April Hersey, Hooked on God : the Wayside Chapel experiment, Melbourne: Sun Books, →LCCN, LCC BV2656.S9 W35, page 106:
   • I don't ever go to my local church any more: it's become filled with stupid, fuddy-duddy Bible bashers.
2. A person who finds fault with the Bible, Christianity, or Christian teaching.
   • 2006, veralein, How to protect yourself against false Christian teachers in alt.christnet.christianlife http://groups.google.com/group/alt.christnet.christianlife/browse_thread/thread/80f36af2e40d135a/15e69f2a5f0959de?lnk=st&q=%22bible+basher%22+against+-deicide&rnum=6&hl=en#15e69f2a5f0959de I think you are just a Bible basher for what reasons ever. Maybe you are just an atheist who has pleasure in trolling Christians and recruiting them.
   • There *are* no "Biblical contradictions". Years ago, I...addressed many, many, many alleged "contradictions". It's a very sad state of affairs, most Bible bashers who claim "contradictions" prefer quantity over quality, and no matter how many *ridiculous* claims they came up with and I demolished, they would continue with others... 2003, Jeff Shirton, “Conference...”, in alt.religion.mormon (Usenet):
   • I'm no bible-basher looking to discredit everything I hear, but there is one point that might be interesting to argue...If the bible is the Word of God, which version or language is the official Word, as the meanings change subtley^([sic]) from one to another? 2002, Everett Hickey, “Biblical”, in alt.astronomy (Usenet):

Forms

Coordinates

Koran basher

Synonyms

God botherer · anti-Christian · Bible puncher · Bible pounder · Bible thumper · God squad · Bible beater

Translations (7)

pt crentelho (fundamentalist Christian preacher) · pt evanjegue (fundamentalist Christian preacher) · eo bigoto (fundamentalist Christian preacher) · es chupacirios (fundamentalist Christian preacher) · fr punaise de sacristie (fundamentalist Christian preacher) · ru христанутый (fundamentalist Christian preacher) · fr grenouille de bénitier (fundamentalist Christian preacher)