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Holy Roller

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, noun

Words 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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