单词 | witchdoctory |
释义 | > as lemmasˈwitchˌdoctory ˈwitchˌdoctory n. the activities or practices of witch doctors. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > witch-doctoring powwow1820 witch-doctoring1850 piaiing1876 piaiism1882 witchdoctory1919 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > sorcerer or medicine man > practice of witch-doctoring1850 witchdoctory1919 1919 Windsor Mag. 50 471/2 They terrorised the superstitious people, just worked their will through threat of witchcraft, witch-doctory, and the like. 2004 P. de Rosa Fatal Flaw Christianity iii. 110 The witchdoctory of an African village. < as lemmas |
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