revival tent
Canvas worship shelter
A revival tent is a large canvas shelter erected temporarily for evangelical Christian meetings, especially in rural America.
These tents became iconic in the 19th and 20th centuries as traveling preachers held multiday services featuring passionate sermons, hymns, and altar calls.
The term evokes old-fashioned, emotionally charged religious gatherings: The preacher worked the crowd like he was under a revival tent.
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- canvasHeavy woven cloth
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Bishop's principal church
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Bishop's principal church
basilica · St. Peter's Basilica · Notre-Dame · gothic cathedral · stone church
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