单词 | traditional healer |
释义 | > as lemmastraditional healer traditional healer n. a practitioner of traditional medicine, often viewed as capable of dealing with spiritual afflictions and social problems as well as physical illnesses.Used esp. in African contexts. ΚΠ 1958 N.Y. Times 18 May l19/1 The Nganga, as the traditional healers are known among their peoples, are earning up to £150 ($420) a month. 1975 Times of India 8 June 6/1 The bulk of villagers rely on traditional healers to deal with their everyday complaints. 1990 R. Malan My Traitor's Heart 185 The classified sections of Soweto's newspapers carried ads in which ‘traditional healers’ or ‘herbalists’ offered to restore love to the lovelorn, seal homes against evil spirits, thwart the designs of enemies, and cure disease. 2010 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Dreams in Time of War 159 If she had depended on the hospital alone she would have died. But fortunately a traditional healer was able to penetrate the source of the evil straightaway. < as lemmas |
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