by Amorphous Blob on June 5th, 2009

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Where did the phrase "holy roller" come from?

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by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on June 6th, 2009
The religious group that this refers to actually do roll around on the floor in ecstatic whatever.
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by anonymous on June 5th, 2009
It's Latin roots are obscure, but it probably came to us from Old French.
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- Ah, yes, the phrase "Sacre roleur", from Moliere, or maybe Sartre.
  
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