Jericho walk

noun

A form of protest in which people walk seven times around a significant location.

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Joshua walk

Meanings

nounJericho walk (plural Jericho walks)

plural Jericho walks

  1. USChristianityA form of protest in which people walk seven times around a significant location.

    Ever since we came , we have been aware of student groups who regularly conducted Jericho walks (some call them Joshua walks). They walk around campus and encircle dormitories […]

    1995, Timothy Ken Beougher, Accounts of a Campus Revival: Wheaton College, 1995, page 86
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    In addition to the fast, God called those men and myself to a Jericho Walk for our city. We began at 8 P.M. one Friday night and walked the 610 Loop around downtown Houston, about a 40-mile walk.

    2001, Doug Stringer, Somebody Cares: A Guide to Living Out Your Faith

    Synonyms: Joshua walk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA form of protest in which people walk seven times around a significant location.

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Joshua walk
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