单词 | ongon |
释义 | ongonn. Cultural Anthropology. In the shamanist religion of Mongolia (esp. among the Buriats): an image representing a god or spirit and supposed to be endowed with its power; a fetish. Cf. obo n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > fetish > types of ongon1789 1789 J. Trusler Habitable World Described IV. 177 I met also with the Buratian rag idols (ongon) consecrated by the magicians at sacrifices. 1901 D. Bantzaroff tr. J. Stadling in Contemp. Rev. 79 89 The dim idea of the immortality of the soul and a future life gave rise to the Ongones, the deified spirits of the ancestors. 1950 Funk's Standard Dict. Folklore II. 823/1 Ongon, in Buriat religion, an image embodying a god and therefore possessing the power of the god: among the Altai called kurmes, among certain Turks, tyus. 1987 L. L. Langness Study of Culture v. 152 It is probable that the ancient Egyptians possessed beliefs of the same type [sc. totemism], and to such also may be related the ongon of Siberia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789 |
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