slain someone in the Spirit

A form of slay someone in the Spirit — Among Pentecostal and charismatic Christians: to cause a person (through prayer, anointing, laying on of hands, etc.) to fall to the floor in religious ecstasy, attributed to the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of slay someone in the Spirit
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