Gospelmonger

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who peddles the gospel; a Bible thumper. derogatory, rare

    "Mr. Glassner’s latest book, “The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food is Wrong” (Ecco/HarperCollins $25.95), posits that misguided (and misguiding) gospelmongers are persuading Americans to eat according to ever more irrational notions and sillier motivations."

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"Mr. Glassner’s latest book, “The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food is Wrong” (Ecco/HarperCollins $25.95), posits that misguided (and misguiding) gospelmongers are persuading Americans to eat according to ever more irrational notions and sillier motivations."

Etymology

From gospel + monger.

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