prayer dance
Devotional body worship
Prayer dance is a form of worship that expresses devotion through movement rather than or alongside spoken words.
Found across many religious traditions—from Christian liturgical dance to Native American ceremonies to Sufi whirling—it treats the body as an instrument of spiritual communication.
The congregation watched as the prayer dance unfolded before the altar.
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- holy groundPlace of spiritual significance
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- movementChange in position
spiritual · ceremony · chant · trance · devotion · swaying · liturgical · offering · meditation · rhythm · blessing · invocation · whirling · praise · incense · temple · ecstatic · ancestral
prayer dancesilent meditation
Soundless reflective practice
contemplative prayer · zazen · kneeling prayer · silent retreat · silent vigil
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