| 单词 | altar call |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaltar call altar call n. U.S. an appeal made during a Christian worship service (esp. an evangelical one) inviting congregants to approach the preacher to make a public expression of their faith or participate in spiritual healing through prayer; cf. altar service n. 4. ΚΠ 1896 Des Moines (Iowa) Daily News 10 Jan. 4/2 When he [sc. evangelist Hugh Smith] made the altar call he appealed directly to all who wanted pardon and purity to signify by lifting the hand or rising. 1935 N. L. McClung Clearing in West iii. 20 We were late for the meeting and the altar call was sounding when we entered, and crowds of people were pressing forward. 1992 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. 3 Oct. e6/2 Traditional black worship style, marked by emotional sermons, shouts of ‘amen,’ altar calls and testimonies, grew out of the experience of slaves. 2011 Church Times 16 Dec. 18/1 There was more singing, and then the minister preached... Then there was the altar call, followed by yet more singing, prayers, and a final benediction. < as lemmas |
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