Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slay someone in the spirit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: slay -some-one in the spir-it
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

slays someone in the Spirit (present, singular) slaying someone in the Spirit (participle, present) slew someone in the Spirit (past) slain someone in the Spirit (participle, past)

Questions

What does slay someone in the spirit mean?: 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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