ring shout

noun

The Christian religious practice of worshippers moving in a circle while praying and clapping their hands, sometimes also shuffling and stamping their feet.

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Meanings

nounring shout (plural ring shouts)

plural ring shouts

  1. The Christian religious practice of worshippers moving in a circle while praying and clapping their hands, sometimes also shuffling and stamping their feet.
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APA

ring shout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring%20shout

MLA

“ring shout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring%20shout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ring shout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring%20shout.

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