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词汇 holy roller
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Definition of holy roller in English:

holy roller

noun
derogatory, informal
  • A member of an evangelical Christian group which expresses religious fervour by frenzied excitement or trances.

    〈非正式,贬〉“摇喊”教派成员(基督教福音派新教会成员,以狂热和迷乱来表达宗教热情)

    holy rollers writhing on the floor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He can work himself into a holy roller's lather on his motivational tapes, but in person he's reassuringly low-key, with an undercurrent of no-nonsense intensity.
    • Their programs are widely regarded within the community, but it isn't a place where the holy rollers and people who expect an old fashioned Babtist ceremony would go.
    • I'm not condemning her for that at all, but I just have to explain that that is why I quit being such a holy roller.
    • At his party conferences, he's appeared sometimes like a kind of holy roller figure, sometimes like a rather earnest vicar.
    • Let's face it, we are constantly hearing from the holy rollers with their reassuring message that miracles do happen.
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