单词 | folk religion |
释义 | > as lemmasfolk religion folk religion n. the spiritual beliefs and practices particular to a community, which are not affiliated with any major religious institution; (also) a specific form of this.Folk religions are often syncretic in nature, and many incorporate elements of one or more major religion. ΚΠ 1884 ‘J. G. Taylire’ Ye Lateste D'evil xxii. 107 The Count took the wonderful document [sc. a certificate of baptism he had purchased] and departed, marvelling at the economy of folk religion. 1909 W. Y. Evans-Wentz Fairy-faith in Celtic Countries (1911) ii. 22 The Fairy-Faith as the folk-religion of the Celtic peoples is still able to count its adherents by hundreds of thousands. 1968 L. Schulberg Hist. India v. 105/2 Still other carvings were derived from Indian folk religions, and include the tree-spirits and fertility figures worshiped in pre-Hindu times by the Dravidians. 2004 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 27 Nov. p8 While most Haitians practise Christianity, they can't cut their connection to Voodoo, the folk religion that combines elements of traditional African religions and Roman Catholicism. < as lemmas |
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