Gantry, Elmer

Gantry, Elmer

fire and brimstone, fraudulent revivalist. [Am. Lit.: Elmer Gantry]

See: Evangelism

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Gantry, Elmer

personifies hypocrisy and corruption in America’s religious practices. [Am. Lit.: Elmer Gantry]

See: Fraudulence

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Gantry, Elmer

ranting preacher succumbs to alcohol, fornication, theft, and cowardice. [Am. Lit.: Elmer Gantry]

See: Hypocrisy

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Gantry, Elmer

fire-breathing, hypocritical preacher. [Am. Lit.: Elmer Gantry]

See: Ranting

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