camp meeting

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a series of Christian revival services, traditionally held outdoors with worshippers camping nearby

   Families traveled for miles to attend the summer camp meeting and its evening sermons.

An American English compound of camp + meeting, recorded from the early nineteenth century. Early Protestant revival gatherings often lasted several days in rural settings, so participants camped near the place of worship.

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