altar call

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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Nearby words

altamonte springs, altar, altar board, altar boy, altar bread, altar call, altar card, altar cloth, altar girl, altar of repose, altar rail

Origin of altar call

First recorded in 1945–50

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