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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbacchettone
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bak.ketˈto.ne/
"Non sopportava l'ipocrisia di quei bacchettoni."
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A derogatory or facetious term for a very religious person, especially one who is outspoken or zealous in their beliefs.
"He dismissed the local churchgoers as a bunch of old god-botherers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in British slang during the late 20th century, combining the noun 'God' with the agent noun form of 'bother' (to annoy or pester). Originally used irreverently to describe someone perceived as excessively or aggressively religious, painting prayer and worship as a nuisance to the deity or a tiresome bother to others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "God-botherer" is said worldwide
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bigot
Transliteration: /bi.ɡɔ/
"Il se moquait des bigots du quartier."
Fronleichnamsfan
Transliteration: /ˈfʁɔnˌlaɪ̯ç.namsˌfan/
"Er nannte die strengen Kirchenbesucher abfällig Gottesquäler."
bacchettone
Transliteration: /bak.ketˈto.ne/
"Non sopportava l'ipocrisia di quei bacchettoni."
beato
Transliteration: /beˈa.to/
"Aquel grupo de beatos pasaba el día rezando en la plaza."
beatato
Transliteration: /beaˈtu/
"Ele criticava os beatos daquela paróquia."
धर्मांध
Transliteration: dharmandh
"वह उन कट्टरपंथियों को नास्तिक दृष्टि से देखता था।"
宗教狂热者
Transliteration: zōngjiào kuángrè zhě
"他常常嘲笑社区里的那些宗教狂热者。"
광신도
Transliteration: gwang-sin-do
"그는 지나치게 종교적인 사람들을 광신도라고 불렀다."
信仰過剰者
Transliteration: shinkō kajōsha
"彼は近所の信仰過剰者たちを冷ややかに見ていた。"
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