| 单词 | to be slain in the spirit |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be slain in the Spirit (e) to be slain in the Spirit: (among Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians) to fall to the ground in a trance-like state during worship.Probably derived from the use by Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844–1924) of Isaiah 66:16 ‘For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many’ to describe this phenomenon; cf. also quot. 1918. ΚΠ 1918 M. B. Woodworth-Etter Holy Ghost Serm. 189 A number of the saints standing close by were slain, and laid like dead under the mighty power of God.] 1986 New Covenant (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Mar. 29/2 Q:..Sometimes people faint when they're prayed with... What is this experience, and why does it happen? A: Being ‘slain in the Spirit’.., as this experience is sometimes called, refers to fallings as if being knocked down by some invisible force. 2006 A. Beaujon Body Piercing saved my Life iv. 79 Other manifestations of the second blessing including being ‘Slain in the Spirit’, a worship rite in which congregants come up to the front of the church (an ‘altar call’) and fall to the ground as the pastor pushes their foreheads. < as lemmas |
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