Holy Roller
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noun Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of a Pentecostal sect.
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Origin of Holy Roller
So called from the frenetic religiosity expressed during services
OTHER WORDS FROM Holy Roller
Holy Rollerism, nounWords nearby Holy Roller
holy oil, Holyoke, Holy One, holy orders, holy place, Holy Roller, Holy Roman Empire, Holy Rood, Holyroodhouse, Holy Saturday, Holy Scripture
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British Dictionary definitions for Holy Roller
Holy Roller
noun
derogatory a member of a sect that expresses religious fervour in an ecstatic or frenzied way
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