singspiration
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of sing + inspiration.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
singspiration (plural singspirations)
- (Christianity) A worship service, or sometimes a part of a service or any other church activity, involving the singing of hymns.
- 1979, Lester E. Suzuki, Ministry in the assembly and relocation centers of World War II, page 87:
- Very early in the camp life a Young People's Church Committee was organized, and it in turn sponsored Friday night singspirations. Kenzo Yoshida was the chairman of the committee and Gladys Onoye was the pianist […]
- 1994, Jane Piirto, A Location in the Upper Peninsula: Essays, Poems, Stories, page 8:
- Singspirations were group singing of gospel choruses: "Hallelu, hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord!"
- 2006, Myrleene Grace Chiew Yap, The Development of Congregational Song Among Chinese Churches in the Philippines (1903–2003) (dissertation), page 50:
- American youth collections, such as Youth Favorites, supplied the English songs for youth fellowship singspiration time of some churches.
- 2012, Madonna Burget Spratt, Eleanor Daniel, Who Am I, page 300:
- Another intern was Chris Conway from Converse, Indiana, who worked with the youth choir and helped with the younger children so they could sing special songs for singspirations.