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altar calls

altar calls is the plural of altar call.

Meaning of altar call

Noun

altar call (plural altar calls)

  1. A tradition, typically held at the end of an evangelical address, in which those who wish to make a new spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ are invited to come forward publicly. The supplicants gather at the altar located at the front of the church building.
    • The New York Times notes that, where his rallies were once "improvised and volatile," their finales now feel more planned, solemn, and infused with religion. The closing fifteen minutes "evokes an evangelical altar call" filled with references to God.2024 April 8, “The Rapid Secularization of America”, in Fareed Zakaria GPS, spoken by Fareed Zakaria

Questions about altar calls

What is altar calls the plural of?
Altar calls is the plural of altar call.

Words near altar calls in the dictionary

  1. altar boy
  2. altar boys
  3. altar bread
  4. altar breads
  5. altar call
  6. altar calls
  7. altar card
  8. altar cards
  9. altar carpet
  10. altar cloth
  11. altar cloths

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