tent meeting
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of tent meeting
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The family belonged to the Evangelical Free Church, a small, conservative Swedish American sect, and Anderson’s faith deepened after he was “born again” at age 9 during a summer tent meeting.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2017
But the gust of publicity provoked a visit from a member of the provincial cabinet, Faith Mazibuko, who spoke in a tent meeting.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2011
In a remarkable seminar that is part revival tent meeting and part tribal ritual, Keeney demonstrates to some 200 attendees how he marshals and uses "life-force energy."
From Time Magazine Archive
Their show in Houston was gaudy and complex -- a hellfire tent meeting dissolving to a '50s television sitcom with flags and confetti and sometimes tinny modulations.
From Time Magazine Archive
But at that tent meeting he inspired the heads to be cautious in admitting our committee to speak.
From Secret Enemies of True Republicanism by Smolnikar, Andrew B.
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