| 单词 | god-stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgod-stick god-stick n. (a) = joss-stick n. at joss n.1 Compounds 2 (now rare); (b) (with reference to certain traditional cultures of Polynesia and East Asia, now esp. the Maori people of New Zealand) any of various types of carved wooden stick or peg used in religious rituals to represent a god, or in which a god is believed to dwell.Maori god-sticks are typically carved with a stylized representation of a face or head. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > incense rechelseOE storc1000 incensec1290 censea1382 guma1382 olibanuma1398 thus1398 frankincensea1400 frank14.. thurec1425 mascle thure?1440 olibanc1440 smoke1530 perfume1542 masculine frankincense1555 tacamahac1577 cayolac1588 masculine gum1604 candle1628 pastille1630 Spanish coal1631 incense-frank1633 thymiama1697 censery1823 punk1844 joss-stick1845 god-stick1874 society > faith > artefacts > consumables > incense > [noun] > cylinder of joss-stick1845 god-stick1874 agarbatti1884 1874 Year-bk. Pharmacy 609 Perhaps it would be interesting to mention how the little joss or god sticks are manufactured. 1884 E. Greey Bear-worshippers of Yezo p. vii The bearded savage in the lower corner is an Aino whittling inaho (god-sticks). 1889 Woman's Work for Woman July 178/1 They are called joss-sticks, a name given by the Portuguese, doubtless meaning ‘dios’ or god-sticks. 1897 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Sept. 2/1 Whenever a Siyot acted as mountain guide, or forded a river, he expressed his gratitude for safety by adding a quota [of little rags] to the ‘god-stick’. 1900 A. Hamilton Art Workmanship of Maori Race in N.Z. v. 416 These three wooden pegs show the form of the god-sticks without the sinnet wrappings. 1902 E. A. Gordon Temples of Orient i. 6 The use of Joss-sticks (i.e. god-sticks) in China; ‘Joss’ being the Chinese pronunciation of the Portuguese Deus. 1967 Cal. Art Inst. Chicago No. 4. 8/1 Although it was not easy to borrow carvings from Hawaii, some exceptional godsticks and figures have been gathered from various collections. 2002 D. Oliver Polynesia in Early Hist. Times iii. xxiv. 228/1 Some gods were capable of resting temporarily in certain natural objects.., or more commonly in carved stone figures and man-made ‘god-sticks’. < as lemmas |
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