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词汇 circuit rider
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Definition of circuit rider in English:

circuit rider

noun
North American historical
  • A clergyman who travelled on horseback from church to church, especially within a rural Methodist circuit.

    〈北美,史〉(尤指在乡间卫理公会教堂间巡回的)骑马巡回牧师

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He'd learned that a Baptist circuit rider had spoken out against phrenology, calling it an enemy of Christian religion.
    • He very likely heard such famous circuit riders as Havens and Cartwright, as they were not strangers to south central Indiana and the Wabash River valley.
    • And in the 1770s, circuit riders such as the Reverend Devereux Jarrett organized thousands into Methodist societies, mostly in Maryland and Virginia.
    • The Methodists flourished through their system of circuit riders, in which one trained clergy person supervised the work of numerous congregations.
    • My great-grandfather was a Methodist circuit rider in Texas.

Definition of circuit rider in US English:

circuit rider

nounˈsərkət ˌrīdər
North American historical
  • A clergyman who traveled on horseback from church to church, especially within a rural Methodist circuit.

    〈北美,史〉(尤指在乡间卫理公会教堂间巡回的)骑马巡回牧师

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And in the 1770s, circuit riders such as the Reverend Devereux Jarrett organized thousands into Methodist societies, mostly in Maryland and Virginia.
    • My great-grandfather was a Methodist circuit rider in Texas.
    • The Methodists flourished through their system of circuit riders, in which one trained clergy person supervised the work of numerous congregations.
    • He very likely heard such famous circuit riders as Havens and Cartwright, as they were not strangers to south central Indiana and the Wabash River valley.
    • He'd learned that a Baptist circuit rider had spoken out against phrenology, calling it an enemy of Christian religion.
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