| 单词 | rain doctor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrain doctor rain doctor n. = rainmaker n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > rain-making > one who brings rain rainmaker1775 rain doctor1846 1846 C. Tomlinson Rain Cloud viii. 212 Should rain happen to fall, the credit is given to the rain-doctor. 1948 H. Webster Magic xi. 314 She never works alone but always has a rain doctor at hand to discover by divination the causes of a drought. 1996 Sunday Times (Nexis) 30 June The queen is the chief actor in the rain cult, but she does not work alone. Rain doctors are appointed to assist her with the secret rituals and ceremonies. < as lemmas |
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