单词 | voodooist |
释义 | voodooistn.adj. A. n. Frequently with capital initial. A believer in or practitioner of voodoo. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises gris-gris1848 voodoo1850 voodoo doctor1860 vodun1863 voodoo queen1863 voodoo king1864 voodooist1867 hoodoo1868 mamaloi1884 houngan1929 mambo1939 1867 Standard 1 Jan. 5/7 The high priestess is an old woman called by the Voodooists the ‘Good Mother’. 1929 W. B. Seabrook Magic Island Notes 289 The connection which Haitian Voodooists believe exists between Dangbé and Ayida-Ouédo. 1966 G. Greene Comedians i. ii. 57 Joseph was a good Catholic as well as a good Voodooist. 2012 Callaloo 35 92 My maternal (step)grandfather was a voodooist in Pike County, Mississippi. B. adj. (in attributive use). That is a voodooist; of or relating to voodoo or voodooists. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [adjective] > of or relating to voodoo voodoo1849 voodooist1921 1921 Japan Advertiser (Tokyo) 29 June 2/3 The uncanny notes of the voodooist strain produced a queer swimming sensation in the listeners' head. 1972 Caribbean Rev. No. 3. 7/1 In the voodooist parlance, the experience of possession is metaphorically referred to as the mounting of the devotee by the god. 2011 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 19 Feb. (Saturday Extra section) b3 Former Montreal pastor Jean Fils-Aime believes that Haitians..are in the midst of an identity crisis that can be overcome only by embracing their voodooist roots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1867 |
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