altar call
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of altar call
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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When she was 11, she had a conversion experience during an altar call and vowed to devote herself to Christian service.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
This altar call is not much different from Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden" or D.W.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2020
Some sat in lawn chairs or on tailgates, but families stayed at least 6 feet apart - even when Bailey did an altar call.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2020
During the altar call, when the fire-and-brimstone preacher invited people to come forward and be saved, Harper’s friend tapped her on the shoulder and asked if they could go together.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 26, 2018
“She never answered the altar call, did she now?”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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