veven.

Brit.

/veɪv/,

/ˈveɪveɪ/, U.S.

/veɪv/,

/ˈveɪˌveɪ/

Forms: 1900s– veve, 1900s– vèvè, 1900s– vévé, 1900s– vêvè.

Origin: A borrowing from Haitian Creole. Etymon: Haitian Creole vèvè.

Etymology: < Haitian Creole vèvè < Portuguese viver to live, be alive (13th cent.; < classical Latin vīvere to live: see vivat int. and n.).

In voodoo and some other Afro-Caribbean religions: any of various symbols used to represent or summon a particular god or spirit.In ritual use a veve is traditionally made on the ground using lines of cornmeal, ash, or another powdery substance.

ΚΠ

1939 H. Courlander Haiti Singing vi. 108 Vêvè song. This is a ritual song which accompanies the making of a vêvè, or flour drawing.

1984 D. Koontz Darkfall i. iii. 163 The design was called a vèvè , and it represented the figure and power of an astral force.

1998 M. Reaves Voodoo Child (1999) viii. 71 There rises an obelisk shaped like a giant pentacle, its surface carved with vévés no human eye has ever seen.

2014 Guardian 25 Nov. (G2 section) 18/1 There were drawings of veves, ritual line drawings used in invocations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	veve
释义	veven. Brit. /veɪv/, /ˈveɪveɪ/, U.S. /veɪv/, /ˈveɪˌveɪ/ Forms: 1900s– veve, 1900s– vèvè, 1900s– vévé, 1900s– vêvè. Origin: A borrowing from Haitian Creole. Etymon: Haitian Creole vèvè. Etymology: < Haitian Creole vèvè < Portuguese viver to live, be alive (13th cent.; < classical Latin vīvere to live: see vivat int. and n.). In voodoo and some other Afro-Caribbean religions: any of various symbols used to represent or summon a particular god or spirit.In ritual use a veve is traditionally made on the ground using lines of cornmeal, ash, or another powdery substance. ΚΠ 1939 H. Courlander Haiti Singing vi. 108 Vêvè song. This is a ritual song which accompanies the making of a vêvè, or flour drawing. 1984 D. Koontz Darkfall i. iii. 163 The design was called a vèvè , and it represented the figure and power of an astral force. 1998 M. Reaves Voodoo Child (1999) viii. 71 There rises an obelisk shaped like a giant pentacle, its surface carved with vévés no human eye has ever seen. 2014 Guardian 25 Nov. (G2 section) 18/1 There were drawings of veves, ritual line drawings used in invocations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1939
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