HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of clobber passage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of passages in the Bible that may be interpreted as clear condemnations of homosexuality: usually Genesis 19:1-38; Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Timothy 1:9-10; Jude 6-7; and Romans 1:25-27.
    informal
  2. Any of a number of passages in the Bible that may be interpreted as clear condemnations of women being ordained as ministers of the church or preaching to mixed-sex congregations.
    informal

Examples

“1 Timothy 2:11-12 may be used as a clobber passage.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See clobber passage used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course