| 单词 | hallelujah band |
| 释义 | > as lemmasHallelujah Band Hallelujah Band n. now historical any of a number of evangelical groups of the 1860s who travelled around the English Midlands and beyond holding lively open-air gatherings to attract converts.The first Hallelujah Band was formed in Walsall in 1862 and was led by Thomas Whitehouse. The bands served as an inspiration for, and precursor to, the Salvation Army. ΚΠ 1863 T. Whitehouse in Wesleyan Times 16 Nov. 726/2 The band of men who took part in the preliminary services were styled the Hallelujah Band. They have been very rough characters. 1864 Birmingham Daily Post 18 Apr. 7/4 That nuisance which makes our nights hideous, the noises of the hallelujah band. 1904 Derby Daily Tel. 28 May Among those present were a number of the members of the late Hallelujah Band. 1994 N. H. Murdoch Origins of Salvation Army (1996) 1 He had joined a Hallelujah Band wearing Garibaldi red shirts at Rugby the next year. < as lemmas |
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