macumban.adj.

Brit.

/məˈkʊmbə/, U.S.

/məˈkumbə/

Forms: 1900s– macumba, 1900s– makumba.

Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese macumba.

Etymology: < Portuguese macumba < a Bantu language of western Central Africa, perhaps Kimbundu. Compare French macoumba, macumba (1948).Explained as < Kongo makúmba protuberant navel (because dancing navel to navel is a characteristic macumba practice) by J. Daeleman, in Vox Romanica (1980) 39 116.

A. n.

An Afro-Brazilian folk religion or cult combining elements of Brazilian Roman Catholicism and spiritualism with traditional African religious practices; a particular cult or sect of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Macumba > [noun]

macumba1939

1939 Peabody Bull. Dec. 8 The frenzy of a macumba or the tropical sensuality of a son.

1941 Survey Graphic Mar. 181 The religious macumba or candomblé found in the morros (the hills) combines Catholicism with African and Indian magic rituals.

1948 H. Mielche From Santos to Bahia vii Once a year..for four days the city surrenders to the spell of Makumba.

1951 T. L. Smith & A. Marchant Brazil v. 145 Brazilian macumbas and candomblés are undergoing rapid changes. There is a curious fusion..with other religions and cults, especially with Catholicism and Spiritualism.

1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 23 May 33/3 The people of Bahia are..devotees of Macumba, that unique north east Brazilian blend of voodoo and Christianity.

1987 T. Boyle Post-mortem Effects x. 73 The Yoruba..went to Cuba and started a similar cult to Voudon called Santeria. In Brazil there's Macumba.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating macumba.

ΚΠ

1963 Guardian 4 June 7/1 Some of the most striking scenes are depictions of the macumba rites.

1964 Listener 6 Aug. 211/1 They had penetrated a macumba temple in Rio de Janeiro.

1969 J. Mander Static Society vii. 211 The Brazilian North-East, where Voodoo or makumba cults flourish.

1990 D. Ackerman Nat. Hist. Senses iv. 205 The drumbeat in a macumba ceremony seizes one in a crescendo of fury that climbs higher and higher, as if scaling the Himalaya of one's belief.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macumba
释义	macumban.adj. Brit. /məˈkʊmbə/, U.S. /məˈkumbə/ Forms: 1900s– macumba, 1900s– makumba. Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese macumba. Etymology: < Portuguese macumba < a Bantu language of western Central Africa, perhaps Kimbundu. Compare French macoumba, macumba (1948).Explained as < Kongo makúmba protuberant navel (because dancing navel to navel is a characteristic macumba practice) by J. Daeleman, in Vox Romanica (1980) 39 116. A. n. An Afro-Brazilian folk religion or cult combining elements of Brazilian Roman Catholicism and spiritualism with traditional African religious practices; a particular cult or sect of this. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Macumba > [noun] macumba1939 1939 Peabody Bull. Dec. 8 The frenzy of a macumba or the tropical sensuality of a son. 1941 Survey Graphic Mar. 181 The religious macumba or candomblé found in the morros (the hills) combines Catholicism with African and Indian magic rituals. 1948 H. Mielche From Santos to Bahia vii Once a year..for four days the city surrenders to the spell of Makumba. 1951 T. L. Smith & A. Marchant Brazil v. 145 Brazilian macumbas and candomblés are undergoing rapid changes. There is a curious fusion..with other religions and cults, especially with Catholicism and Spiritualism. 1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 23 May 33/3 The people of Bahia are..devotees of Macumba, that unique north east Brazilian blend of voodoo and Christianity. 1987 T. Boyle Post-mortem Effects x. 73 The Yoruba..went to Cuba and started a similar cult to Voudon called Santeria. In Brazil there's Macumba. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating macumba. ΚΠ 1963 Guardian 4 June 7/1 Some of the most striking scenes are depictions of the macumba rites. 1964 Listener 6 Aug. 211/1 They had penetrated a macumba temple in Rio de Janeiro. 1969 J. Mander Static Society vii. 211 The Brazilian North-East, where Voodoo or makumba cults flourish. 1990 D. Ackerman Nat. Hist. Senses iv. 205 The drumbeat in a macumba ceremony seizes one in a crescendo of fury that climbs higher and higher, as if scaling the Himalaya of one's belief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1939
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