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单词 Toronto blessing
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Definition of Toronto blessing in English:

Toronto blessing

(also Toronto Blessing)
noun təˌrɒntəʊ ˈblɛsɪŋ
  • With the. A manifestation of religious ecstasy, characterized by mass fainting, hysterical laughter, speaking in tongues, etc., in those who undergo it, associated with an evangelical Christian revival and its fellowship meetings, the first of which was at a Toronto church in early 1994.

Origin

1990s; earliest use found in The Times. From Toronto, the name of the capital city of the province of Ontario in Canada, where the phenomenon came to prominence + blessing.

Definition of Toronto blessing in US English:

Toronto blessing

(also Toronto Blessing)
nountəˌrɒntəʊ ˈblɛsɪŋ
  • With the. A manifestation of religious ecstasy, characterized by mass fainting, hysterical laughter, speaking in tongues, etc., in those who undergo it, associated with an evangelical Christian revival and its fellowship meetings, the first of which was at a Toronto church in early 1994.

Origin

1990s; earliest use found in The Times. From Toronto, the name of the capital city of the province of Ontario in Canada, where the phenomenon came to prominence + blessing.

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