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swear on a stack of Bibles and swear on one's mother's grave to state something very earnestly, pledging to tell the truth. (~ a Stack of Bibles refers in an exaggerated way to swearing to tell the truth in court by placing one's hand on a Bible.) I swear on a stack of Bibles that I am telling the truth. Of course, I'm telling the truth. I swear on my mother's grave! a Bible-basher (British & Australian informal) also a Bible-thumper (mainly American informal) an insulting way of describing someone who tries very hard to persuade other people to believe in Christianity I have nothing against religion, but I hate Bible-bashers. the Bible Belt the southern and central area of the United States, where many people have very strong traditional Christian beliefs Country music is very popular in the Bible Belt. See also: belt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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