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God-botherer

British  
/ ˈɡɒdˌbɒðərə /

noun

  1. informal an over-zealous Christian

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He was a vegan, sober, nonsexual God-botherer partying in the blood-soaked Meatpacking District with the sex-and-druggers.

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