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Jesus freak

American  

noun

Informal: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a member of any of several fundamentalist groups of chiefly young people Jesus people originating in the early 1970s and emphasizing intense personal devotion to and study of Jesus Christ and His teachings.

  2. a Christian with an intense enthusiasm for Jesus Christ and His teachings.


Jesus freak British  

noun

  1. informal a member of any of various Christian groups that combine a hippy communal way of life with zealous evangelicalism

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Etymology

Origin of Jesus freak

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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Lafayette, Tara and Jesus freak out at Marnie for getting possessed and making Pam's face do that thing that happens when you open the Arc of the Covenant.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2011