| 单词 | left-hand path |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleft-hand path b. In tantrism, occultism, etc.: designating spiritual beliefs and practices which run counter to established social conventions and ethical codes, and often associated with black magic. Esp. in left-hand path. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > of or relating to black magic goetical1569 goetic1610 left hand1832 1832 Asiatic Researches 17 221 The Vámís mean the left hand worshippers, or those who adopt a ritual contrary to that which is usual. 1892 H. H. Risley Tribes & Castes Bengal II. 217/2 Vámácháris..‘followers of the left-hand path’. 1900 Theosophical Forum May 98 The Left Hand Path, Black Magic, is for the self and builds and rules the transient world. 1980 L'Homme 20 151 ‘Left hand’ magic (bad magic) is hardly represented in the poem. 2005 Christian Res. Jrnl. 28 17 The fact that these rituals are almost entirely directed toward one's own self-interest is characteristic of what Satanists call the ‘left-hand path’. < as lemmas |
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