altar call
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noun
an evangelist preacher's invitation at the end of the sermon, asking people to come forward to acknowledge a conversion.
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Origin of altar call
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby altar call
altar, altarage, altar board, altar boy, altar bread, altar call, altar card, altar cloth, altar girl, altar of repose, altarpiece
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