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An icon depicting the Theotokos with the apostles filled with the Holy Spirit, indicated by "cloven tongues like as of fire" above their heads People speaking in tongues and in Portuguese during a Christian event in Brazil
Hewitt's debut collection, Tongues of Fire, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2020. [13] [14]Tongues of Fire was released to critical acclaim. [15] It won The Laurel Prize in 2021, [16] and was shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, 2020, the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize, 2021, and the Dalkey Literary Award (Emerging Writer), 2021.
Gymnosporangium clavariiforme (tongues of fire) [2] is a species of rust fungus which alternately infects Juniperus and hawthorns. [3] In junipers, the primary hosts, G. clavariiforme produces a set of orange tentacle-like spore tubes called telial horns. These horns expand and have a jelly like consistency when wet. [4]
Agni (fire) is a part of major rites-of-passage rituals such as weddings and cremation in Indian religions. ... Saptajihvi – one who with seven tongues ...
"Rollover" or tongues of fire appear (known as "angel fingers" to firefighters) as gases reach their auto-ignition temperatures. There is a rapid build-up (or "spike") in temperature due to the compound effect of rapidly burning (i.e., deflagrating) gases and the thermal cycle they produce. This is generally the best indication of a flashover. [2]
Fire or flames are often used in the Bible to signify an appearance of God to man. The burning bush in Exodus is an Old Testament example. In Acts 2:3 . . . "tongues of fire" appeared on the heads of the disciples at Pentecost signifying the descent of the Holy Spirit.
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The book of Acts describes the Holy Spirit descending on the apostles at Pentecost in the form of a wind and tongues of fire resting over the apostles' heads. Based on that account, the Holy Spirit is sometimes symbolized by a flame.