fire walking

British  

noun

1. a religious rite in which people walk barefoot over white-hot ashes, stones, etc

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Example Sentences

For example, engaging in rituals such as fire walking can physiologically synchronize people with one another and promote mutually beneficial behavior.

From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2023

Before his rise to prominence, the former Western Michigan University football player was a fire walking instructor and a self-help author of the book “God’s True Law: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Successful Children.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2022

This time she moved farther from the fire, walking restlessly up 12 and down toward the clearing which opened into a dark forest of evergreens.

From The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest by Vandercook, Margaret

Lemm uttered this whole speech coherently, and with fire, walking with little steps to and fro before the tea-table, and running his eyes over the ground.

From A House of Gentlefolk by Garnett, Constance

Shortly before 5 o'clock the priests filed from before the altar into some interior apartments, where they were to change their beautiful robes for the coarser dress worn during the fire walking.

From The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé by Houdini, Harry