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What (who) is pounding - definition
pounding
![Pounding often takes place at the [[parsonage]] of a church.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vieux presbytère de Deschambault 02.jpg?width=200 "Pounding often takes place at the [[parsonage]] of a church.")
RITUAL IN CHRISTIANITY
(poundings)
1.
If someone or something takes a pounding, they are severely injured or damaged. (INFORMAL)
Sarajevo took one of its worst poundings in weeks.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu supp N
2.
see also pound
Pounding
RITUAL IN CHRISTIANITY
·noun A pounded or pulverized substance.
II. Pounding ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Pound.
III. Pounding ·noun The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.
Pounding
RITUAL IN CHRISTIANITY
Pounding is a ritual in Christianity in which a new priest or minister is given gifts by members of the congregation of that church at which he is assigned to preach. The practice can be traced back to at least the 19th century, when communicants of a church visited the parsonage and dropped off a pound of an item, such as "coffee, sugar, flour or honey.
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Pounding
Pounding is a ritual in Christianity in which a new priest or minister is given gifts by members of the congregation of that church at which he is assigned to preach. The practice can be traced back to at least the 19th century, when communicants of a church visited the parsonage and dropped off a pound of an item, such as "coffee, sugar, flour or honey.
Examples of use of pounding
1. And that pounding, I see now, is a mechanical drum pounding, pounding.
2. On Capitol Hill, DeLay was known as "The Hammer," pounding money out of donors, pounding votes out of colleagues, pounding the Democrats.
3. Rathokolo and Kubjana began pounding their drums.
4. The Great Lakes region will also take a pounding.
5. Women were pounding millet, children were running and playing.