θεούσα

Greek

Etymology

Θεός (Theós, “God”) +‎ -ούσα (-oúsa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeˈusa/
  • Hyphenation: θε‧ού‧σα

Noun

θεούσα • (theoúsa) f (plural θεούσες)

  1. (colloquial, pejorative) churchy woman, religious nut (a woman who is overly religious and often hypocritically so)
    Sto Pride αυτή τη χρόνια, ήταν πάλι μια θεούσα εκεί που τους φώναζε να μετανιώσουν. ― Sto Pride aftí ti chrónia, ítan páli mia theoúsa ekeí pou tous fónaze na metaniósoun. ― At Pride this year, there was a religious nut there shouting at them to repent.

Declension

Synonyms

  • παπαδιά f (papadiá)
  • θρησκόληπτη f (thriskólipti)
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