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To: muawiyah
Like I said, your numbers were way off anyway, your only purpose seemed to be to use a slur. Holy Roller Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec. Holy Roller n. Offensive Used as a disparaging term for a member of any of various religious denominations in which spiritual fervor is expressed by shouts and violent body movements. Holy Roller n (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Derogatory a member of a sect that expresses religious fervour in an ecstatic or frenzied way Ho′ly Roll′er n. usage: This term is a slur and should be avoided. It is perceived as insulting. —n. Slang: Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of a Pentecostal sect marked by the frenetic excitement expressed during services.)
134 posted on 04/02/2013 6:35:02 PM PDT by ansel12 (The lefts most effective quote-I'm libertarian on social issues, but conservative on economics.)
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To: ansel12

last thing you ought to be doing is accepting Wikipedia as a SOURCE for what words mean for any purpose.


138 posted on 04/03/2013 4:43:34 AM PDT by muawiyah
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