Holy Roller

短语

[美国英语、贬义]圣灵降临派成员

词形变化

Holy Rollers 复数 Holy Rollers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of any Christian church characterized by ecstatic behaviour; especially of the Pentecostal Church.

    贬义 非正式

    I attended a worship service where I was astounded to see holy rollers convulsing on the floor and speaking in tongues.

  2. 2.

    A devoutly religious Christian person.

    贬义 非正式

    She's such a holy roller that she steers every conversation around to the joys of religion.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

churchgoer

词源

From the practice of some devout Pentecostals who would roll on the floor of the church in response to the infilling of the Holy Spirit.

来源：wiktionary