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It is also a slang term for an evangelising Christian. Commonly used universally against Christians who are perceived to go out of their way to energetically preach their faith to others. [1] [2] [3] Bible thumper United States: Christian people Someone perceived as aggressively imposing their Christian beliefs upon others.
The term is used also against people with still good mental capabilities, merely due to their age. Sheng nu: A derogatory Chinese slang term loosely translating to "leftover women", used to describe unmarried older women.(see "Spinster" below) Silver fox: A sexually-attractive or promiscuous older person. (see "cougar" above)
Because the sun played a highly important role in older religions, to go against it was considered bad luck for sun-worshiping traditions. It was considered unlucky in Britain to travel in an anticlockwise (not sunwise) direction around a church, and a number of folk myths make reference to this superstition; for example, in the fairy tale Childe Rowland, the protagonist and his sister are ...
In the UK anti-establishment figures and groups are seen as those who argue or act against the ruling class. Examples of British anti-establishment satire include much of the humour of Peter Cook and Ben Elton ; novels such as Rumpole of the Bailey ; magazines such as Private Eye ; and television programmes like Spitting Image , That Was The ...
If this goes against everything you once thought about space planning, you're not alone. We spoke to several interior designers, and most agreed that pushing furniture up against the wall is just ...
Fox News Digital spoke with Parents Defending Education's President Nicole Neily about President Trump's executive orders on education.
Banking on the public to rally against a billionaire and his buddies proved a losing strategy in 2016 and 2024 alike. Beyond that, Musk is not accountable to anyone except for Trump, and the ...
Religious discrimination against Christians ended with the Edict of Milan (313 AD), and the Edict of Thessalonica (380 AD) made Christianity the official religion of the empire. [8] By the 5th century Christianity became the dominant religion in Europe and took a reversed role, discriminating against pagans, heretics, and Jews. [9]