Definition of Holy Roller

1. Noun. A member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor.

Generic synonyms: Church Member, Churchgoer

Definition of Holy Roller

1. Noun. (context informal usually derogatory) A member of any Christian church characterized by ecstatic behaviour; especially of the Pentecostal Pentecostal Church. ¹

2. Noun. (context informal pejorative) A devoutly religious Christian person. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holy Roller

Holton
Holy Alliance
Holy Book
Holy Bread
Holy City
Holy Communion
Holy Eucharist
Holy Father
Holy Ghost
Holy Grail
Holy Innocents' Day
Holy Joe
Holy Land
Holy Mother
Holy Mother of God
Holy Roller
Holy Rollers
Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
Holy Roman Empire
Holy Sacrament
Holy Scripture
Holy See
Holy Sepulcher
Holy Sepulchre
Holy Spirit
Holy Thursday
Holy Trinity
Holy War Warriors

Literary usage of Holy Roller

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Labor Movement: Its Conservative Functions and Social, Consequences by Frank Tannenbaum (1921)
"The excitement and rationalization of a Billy Sunday meeting, a Holy-Roller exultant dissipation, leaves the worker both exhausted and momentarily relieved ..."

2. United States Colonies and Dependencies, Illustrated: The Travels and by William Dickson Boyce (1914)
"... known as the "Holy Roller" on account of her continuous rolling \Ye were taking soundings. I stood beside the sailor who was letting out the line. ..."

3. What men live by: Work, Play, Love, Worship by Richard Clarke Cabot (1914)
"he would say; "what do you take me for anyway, — a holy roller?" He is just as quick to reject the idea that he cares about serving anybody or anything. ..."

4. Cherished Memories of Old Lancaster--town and Shire by William Riddle (1910)
"... up in front to hide his yard- in-length beard, was not the kind of a parson to take the place of the much-beloved Bowman. Being of the "Holy-Roller" ..."

5. Alaska and the Panama Canal by William Dickson Boyce (1914)
"A THICK fog. One could see less than 1000 feet ahead. Captain Johnny O'Brien was on the bridge of the SS Victoria, known as the "Holy Roller ..."

6. Teaching the Teacher: A First Book in Teacher Training by James Oscar Boyd, John Gresham Machen, Walter Scott Athearn, Harold McAfee Robinson (1921)
"The emotionally lopsided man in the realm of religion is the "Holy Roller," the dancing dervish, the emotional religious freak. One may also be lopsided in ..."

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