preaching band

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Noun

preaching band (plural preaching bands)

  1. (Christianity, in the plural) Two bands (strips of linen) worn as formal neckwear by members of the Christian clergy.
    Synonyms: preaching tabs, Geneva bands
    Coordinate terms: clerical collar, barrister's bands
    • 2014, Alan Argent, Elsie Chamberlain: The Independent Life of a Woman Minister, Routledge, →ISBN, page 203:
      When leading worship, Elsie usually wore a long black cassock and preaching bands. This would, of course, save her from the worry of choosing a suitable costume.
  2. (collective) A group of missionaries.
    • 2019, John Hersey, The Call: An American Missionary in China‎, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, →ISBN:
      Perhaps we should form our own preaching band, to avoid compromise with the Christian ethic of brotherhood.
  3. (music, rare) A Christian band.
    • [2020, Ibrahim Abraham, Christian Punk: Identity and Performance‎, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
      Musicians who identify as being part of a “Christian band,” also referred to as a “preaching band,” argue that “Christians in a band,” Christian musicians who do not call themselves a “Christian band,” are insincere because they keep quiet about their Christianity.]

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