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单词 nagualist
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Nagualistn.

Brit. /nəˈɡwɑːlɪst/, /nəˈ(h)wɑːlɪst/, U.S. /nəˈɡwɑlɪst/, /nəˈ(h)wɑlɪst/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: nagual n., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < nagual n. + -ist suffix, after Spanish nagualista (1695 in the passage translated in quot. 1822). Compare Nagualism n.
rare.
A person who believes in or practises Nagualism.
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Nagualist1822
1822 P. F. Cabrera tr. N. de la Vega in Teatro Critico Americano 123 The Nagualists [Sp. nagualistas] practice it by superstitious calendars, wherein are inserted the proper names of all the Naguals, of stars, the elements, birds, beasts, fishes, and reptiles.
1894 Science 9 Mar. 136/2 The Nagualists were also adepts in occult art.
1947 O. La Farge Santa Eulalia xiii. 151 The sorcerer who operates through this medium [sc. a nagual] is then a ‘nagualist’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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