| 单词 | fire walk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire walk fire walk n. a barefoot walk over a bed of hot coals, ashes, stones, etc., esp. as forming part of a religious rite; (also) the surface on which this walk is performed. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > other practices > [noun] > fire-walk fire walk1893 1893 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. 2 193 The fire-walk was fifteen feet long and six wide, and consisted of red hot coals and a shallow pool of water at one end. 1895 Folk-lore 6 248 Whatever else the Fire-Walk may be, it is a piece of folklore. 1901 Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1900–1 15 11 Colonel Haggard saw the fire-walk done in Tokio, on April 9th, 1899. 2010 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 2 Oct. 16 People are being asked to take part in a community fire walk to raise funds for children with cancer. 2010 E. Grace-Kelly et al. Ultimate Life Lessons 170 As I stood in front of the fire walk ready to step on the coals, the helpers..started stirring the coals around. < as lemmas |
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