vodunkwen.

Brit.

/ˈvəʊduːnkweɪ/, U.S.

/voʊˈdunˌkweɪ/,

/ˈvoʊˌdunˌkweɪ/, Caribbean English /ˈvʊduːnkweː/, /ˈvuːduːnkweː/

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Fon. Etymon: Fon vodunxwé.

Etymology: Apparently < Fon vodunxwé (not found in recent dictionaries, but compare note) < vodun (non-Christain) god, deity (see vodun n.) + xwé house, home. Compare Fon vodunxɔ, denoting a temple ( < vodun + xɔ building, house).Compare the following earlier example of the Fon word in an English context (with reference to West Africa):1874 J. A. Skertchy Dahomey as it Is iii. 54 The name [of the ‘snake house or Danh-hweh’] is derived from Danh, a snake, and Hweh, a residence. It is sometimes called Vodun-hweh, i.e., the fetiche house.

rare.

In the Rada religion of the Caribbean (see Rada n.²): a building housing statues of the gods and other sacred objects.

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vodunkwe1953

1953 Caribbean Q. 3 i. 39 The compound began with one house..a chapel or vodunkwe (house of the gods), and a tent.

2010 S. D. Glazier in J. G. Melton & T. M. Johnson Relig. of World (ed. 2) V. 2360/1 In the 19th century, Zalwenu established different shrines (and stools) to the Iwa at various locations around the vodunkwe.

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

单词	vodunkwe
释义	vodunkwen. Brit. /ˈvəʊduːnkweɪ/, U.S. /voʊˈdunˌkweɪ/, /ˈvoʊˌdunˌkweɪ/, Caribbean English /ˈvʊduːnkweː/, /ˈvuːduːnkweː/ Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Fon. Etymon: Fon vodunxwé. Etymology: Apparently < Fon vodunxwé (not found in recent dictionaries, but compare note) < vodun (non-Christain) god, deity (see vodun n.) + xwé house, home. Compare Fon vodunxɔ, denoting a temple ( < vodun + xɔ building, house).Compare the following earlier example of the Fon word in an English context (with reference to West Africa):1874 J. A. Skertchy Dahomey as it Is iii. 54 The name [of the ‘snake house or Danh-hweh’] is derived from Danh, a snake, and Hweh, a residence. It is sometimes called Vodun-hweh, i.e., the fetiche house. rare. In the Rada religion of the Caribbean (see Rada n.²): a building housing statues of the gods and other sacred objects. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > other > [noun] > fetish-house vodunkwe1953 1953 Caribbean Q. 3 i. 39 The compound began with one house..a chapel or vodunkwe (house of the gods), and a tent. 2010 S. D. Glazier in J. G. Melton & T. M. Johnson Relig. of World (ed. 2) V. 2360/1 In the 19th century, Zalwenu established different shrines (and stools) to the Iwa at various locations around the vodunkwe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1953
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