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| has gloss | (noun) a member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor Holy Roller |
| has gloss | eng: Holy Roller is a term in American English used to describe Pentecostal Christian churchgoers. However, "Holy Roller" is also more commonly used to describe any religion follower that tries to promote their religion at doorsteps or in public forums. The term is commonly used derisively, as if to describe people literally rolling on the floor or speaking in tongues in an uncontrolled manner. For this usage, the Oxford English Dictionary cites an 1893 memoir by Charles G. Leland, in which he says "When the Holy Spirit seized them..the Holy Rollers..rolled over and over on the floor." It is generally considered pejorative, but some have reclaimed it as a badge of honor, e.g. William Branhams statement "And what the world calls today holy-roller, thats the way I worship Jesus Christ." Similar disparaging terms directed at outspoken Christians include Jesus freaks and Bible bashers. |
| lexicalization | eng: Holy Rollers |
| lexicalization | eng: Holy roller |
| subclass of | (noun) a religious person who goes to church regularly church member, churchgoer |
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| lexicalization | fin: hihhuli |
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