slay someone in the Spirit

verb

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

verbslay someone in the Spirit (third-person singular simple present slays someone in the Spirit, present participle slaying someone in the Spirit, simple past slew someone in the Spirit, past participle slain someone in the Spirit)

present singular third person slays someone in the Spirit · participle present slaying someone in the Spirit · past slew someone in the Spirit · participle past slain someone in the Spirit

  1. ChristianityAmong 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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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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