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door knob

The common example used in Alcoholic Anonymous meetings to describe what you can pick to be your Higher Power.
Alcoholics Anonymous is spiritual, not religious. You can pick anything you want to be your higher power, even a door knob.
by JR Harris March 30, 2011
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stepper

Slang for a person in Alcoholics Anonymous who follows the 12 Steps.
Jane joined Alcoholics Anonymous and quickly became a Stepper.
by JR Harris March 30, 2011
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xstepper

Term for a person who was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous and became unhappy with the program.
Jack realized the Alcoholics anonymous was not for him and he quickly became an XStepper.
by JR Harris March 30, 2011
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faith healing

The term used to describe the process of curing a sickness by belief in a god instead of using scientific methods. This technique requires the belief that a miracle will happen.
1. Bill was relying on faith healing to cure his cancer when he went to the religious tent revival. He had given up regular medical treatment against the advice of his doctor.

2. Bob had given his problem of alcoholism to a higher power and was now relying on the spiritual faith healing of alcoholics anonymous to save him.
by JR Harris April 3, 2011
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Big Book Thumper

1. A member of Alcoholics Anonymous who takes the Spirituality in the brotherhood of AA very seriously.

2. A member of AA who carries the Big Book with him for constant reference.

3. A person overly obsessed with the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of AA.
1. Bill has been in AA for over 20 years, he has become a Big Book Thumper and quotes from it every chance he gets.

2. Mary was a sponcee of Bill, the Big Book Thumper. She could not do anything without Bill quoting something to her from the AA bible he carried.
by JR Harris April 16, 2011
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Sponcee

1. A person who has a sponsor in AA.

2. A person who follows the advice of a sponsor to the letter.

3. Someone who gives free services to AA and thier sponsor for nothing in return, except spirituality.

4. Someone who is often abused and neglected by thier sponsor.
1. Mary was Bill's sponcee in AA. Bill often has Mary clean his toilet and have sex with him in return for everlasting serenity.

2. Bill was mad at his sponcee Mary. She would not have sex with him, so he kicked her out of the house and turned her into the police for drinking while on probation.
by JR Harris April 16, 2011
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12 Steps

1. The 12 tasks that Alcoholics Anonymous has its members use to find spirituality.

2. A way used by AA to have its members choose a higher power that can be anywhere from a door knob to a harley as a way to find spiritual guidance.

3. The Steps outlined in the Big Book used to control the thought processes of those who follow them.
1. Bill was fun until he joined AA and followed the 12 Steps, now he just apologizes to everyone with a brainwashed smile.

2. Mary followed the 12 Steps of AA. She divorced her husband and married her sponsor leaving her kids behind with no mother.
by JR Harris April 16, 2011
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