[Ads-l] Antedating of "Praise Break"

[Shapiro, Fred]

praise break (OED 2003)

1993 Arkansas Democrat Gazette 24 Oct. 22A/4 (Genealogy Bank)

After lunch, there is a 20-minute praise break, where everyone comes together in the sanctuary to sing praises to the Lord and take a break from the academic grind.

Fred Shapiro

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