tent revivalist
Traveling gospel showman
A tent revivalist is a preacher who conducts religious revival meetings under large canvas tents, typically traveling from town to town.
The tradition flourished in American Protestantism from the 19th century onward, featuring emotional sermons, altar calls, and communal hymn-singing.
The term evokes a style of fervent, old-fashioned evangelism: He preached like a tent revivalist, sweating through his shirt.
- evangelistZealous advocate or preacher
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
- camp meetingOutdoor religious assembly
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- sawdust trailFloor of tent meetings
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- evangelistsevangelist, evangelists, missionary, gospel preacher, gospel preachers
- preachersevangelist, preacher, minister, parson, homilist
- holy wandererswandering monk, itinerant preacher, pilgrim, mendicant, sadhu
tent revivalistparish priest
Local church leader
vicar · rector · monsignor · archdeacon · canon
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