pray-in
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pray-in
Example Sentences
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In pressing for their constitutional guarantees, the Negro community has every moral and legal right to sit-in, swim-in, wade-in, waitin, parkin, standin, lie-in and chain-in, but they have gone too far with the pray-in.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is the "sit-in" technique and its myriad variations: the "swim-in" to integrate pools, the "wade-in" at beaches, the "pray-in" at churches, the "wait-in" at housing developments.
From Time Magazine Archive
The group is planning a "pray-in" in Columbus and other state capitals.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the other side, the Christian Defense Coalition held a pray-in on the Capitol steps.
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