Quran thumping

adjective

The act or practice of spreading Islam or Qur'anic principles in an overbearing or overzealous manner.

Meanings

adjectiveQuran thumping (comparative more Quran thumping, superlative most Quran thumping)

comparative more Quran thumping · superlative most Quran thumping

  1. derogatoryThe act or practice of spreading Islam or Qur'anic principles in an overbearing or overzealous manner.

    He is a Quran thumping Eunuch....

    2000 Nov 5, Momim, "Re: ))))))))) ALLAH AKBAR ((((((((((((, in soc.culture.iranian, Usenet
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    One can only hope that their fanaticism will come to a peaceful end and who knows we may have quran thumping evangelists (seems like this net is already full of them) which is still better than the sword thumping fanatics!

    1993 May 20, Savithri, “Re: Jews Shoot Muslim Infants”, in talk.politics.mideast (Usenet)

    Maybe you were lucky and saw a few who managed to ignore the idiotic ramblings of their quran thumping brethren

    1994 November 3, FINGER THIS!!!!, “Re: Islamic Hero from the far far sidelines”, in alt.atheism (Usenet)

    How's that for Apples my little quran thumping goose stepping little wanna be terrorist?

    2000 October 13, DHill, “Re: Discover Islam”, in alt.religion.islam.arabic (Usenet)

    Synonyms: Koran thumping

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThe act or practice of spreading Islam or Qur'anic principles in an overbearing or overzealous manner.

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Quran thumping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quran%20thumping

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