θρησκόληπτος
Greek
Etymology
θρήσκος (thrískos, “religious”) + -ληπτος (-liptos, “taken, received”). -ληπτος (-liptos) derives from λαμβάνω (lamváno, “to receive, to take”). First attested 1888.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θɾisˈkoliptos/
- Hyphenation: θρη‧σκό‧λη‧πτος
Adjective
θρησκόληπτος • (thriskóliptos) m (feminine θρησκόληπτη, neuter θρησκόληπτο)
- (derogatory) churchy, pietistic, devout, Bible-bashing (religious or pious to a fanatic level)
- Βέβαια, όλοι οι θρησκόληπτοι πολιτικοί πήραν τον όρκο μπροστά στους παπάδες.
- Vévaia, óloi oi thriskóliptoi politikoí píran ton órko brostá stous papádes.
- Of course, all the churchy politicians took the oath in front of the priests.
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | θρησκόληπτος (thriskóliptos) | θρησκόληπτη (thriskólipti) | θρησκόληπτο (thriskólipto) | θρησκόληπτοι (thriskóliptoi) | θρησκόληπτες (thriskóliptes) | θρησκόληπτα (thriskólipta) | |
| genitive | θρησκόληπτου (thriskóliptou) | θρησκόληπτης (thriskóliptis) | θρησκόληπτου (thriskóliptou) | θρησκόληπτων (thriskólipton) | θρησκόληπτων (thriskólipton) | θρησκόληπτων (thriskólipton) | |
| accusative | θρησκόληπτο (thriskólipto) | θρησκόληπτη (thriskólipti) | θρησκόληπτο (thriskólipto) | θρησκόληπτους (thriskóliptous) | θρησκόληπτες (thriskóliptes) | θρησκόληπτα (thriskólipta) | |
| vocative | θρησκόληπτε (thriskólipte) | θρησκόληπτη (thriskólipti) | θρησκόληπτο (thriskólipto) | θρησκόληπτοι (thriskóliptoi) | θρησκόληπτες (thriskóliptes) | θρησκόληπτα (thriskólipta) | |
Synonyms
- θρησκομανής (thriskomanís, “churchy, pietistic”)
Derived terms
- θρησκοληψία f (thriskolipsía, “churchiness, pietism”)