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