| 单词 | praise house |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspraise house praise house n. U.S. regional (southern) and Caribbean a small meeting house for religious services. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > chapel > [noun] > nonconformist conventicle?1550 meeting-place1589 meeting1593 meeting house1632 chapel1662 pantile1714 tabernacle1768 gospel-shop?1782 schism-shop1801 bethel1840 schism-house1843 Ebenezer1849 Bethesda1857 Salem1857 praise house1862 1862 H. Ware Let. 21 Apr. in E. W. Pearson Lett. from Port Royal (1906) 20 I went with him to the praise-house, where he has his school. 1942 Salisbury (Maryland) Times 21 Jan. 4/6 She wrapped her arms around herself, Gullah fashion, and began crooning a bit from one of their praise-house songs. 1973 in L. McDaniel Big Drum Ritual Carriacou (1998) iii. 114 During the ‘surveying’ process of the service, libation is offered at the four corners and doorways of the praise house. 1993 H. N. Thomas Spirits in Dark xix. 215 Pointer Francis led him by the arm the short distance to the praise house. < as lemmas |
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