单词 | bad medicine |
释义 | > as lemmasbad medicine bad medicine n. something or someone sinister or ill-fated, or representing danger or bad luck.extracted from medicinen.1bad (also big, good, strong, etc.) medicine a. Among North American Indians: magical power, esp. for healing or protection; an object or practice thought to possess or convey this; a spell, charm, or fetish (cf. manitou n.); (sometimes) a totem. Also with distinguishing word, as bad (also big, good, strong, etc.) medicine. Hence: something similar among other peoples. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > fetish fetisheer1665 manitou1671 festiso1680 medicine1767 wakon1841 fetish1849 fetishry1885 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > magic power medicine1767 mana1843 anting-anting1890 orenda1902 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > American Indian medicine medicine1767 mystery1841 1767 J. Carver Jrnl. (1976) 116 Some of these chiefs could not be prevaild upon to tast any spiritious liquors..as they lookd upon it as a bad medison. 1805 M. Lewis Jrnl. 2 May in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1987) IV. 101 Every thing which is incomprehensible to the indians they call big medicine, and is the operation of the presents and power of the great sperit. 1805 Z. M. Pike Acct. Exped. Sources Mississippi (1810) 17 This they called their great medicine; or as I understood the word, dance of religion. 1825 G. Simpson Jrnl. in Fur Trade (1931) 136 Some of them have it that I am one of the ‘Master of Life's Sons’ sent to see ‘if their hearts were good’ and others that I am his ‘War Chief’ with bad medicine if their hearts were bad. 1836 A. Gallatin Synopsis 110 Each of these [tribal divisions of the Omahaws] derives its name from some animal, part of an animal, or other substance, which is considered as the peculiar sacred object, or medicine, as the Canadians call it, of each band respectively. 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. xii. 272 They [sc. the Bechuana tribes] also believe that for every transaction there is a medicine which will enable the possessor to succeed in his object. 1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) v. 168 When he sleeps the first animal of which he dreams becomes his ‘medicine’. 1904 D. Kidd Essent. Kafir 174 The diviner is supposed to be bound to find not only the culprit but also the magic medicine used. 1927 A. C. Parker Indian How Bk. v. liv. 241 It became noised about..that I was a great witch doctor and was in possession of big medicine. 1944 Beaver (Winnipeg) Sept. 15/2 These strange men have nearly altogether died off, and I know of none of them now living who used to make what they called ‘strong medicine’ in the late seventies. 1974 J. C. Ewers Horsemen of Plains in J. Billard World of Amer. Indian 300 The Sioux, Crow, and Assiniboin sought elk power as a love medicine. 1988 R. J. Conley Witch of Goingsnake & Stories 127 ‘I looked that car over and found the medicine. It was in a little sack tied onto the steering linkage.’ ‘You mean someone's trying to kill you using medicine?’ ‘That's right.’ 1991 L. Shorten Without Reserve i. 32 He refused to have the pellet cut out, believing it was good medicine. < as lemmas |
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