zemin.

Brit.

/ˈziːmi/,

/səˈmiː/, U.S.

/ˈzimi/,

/səˈmi/,

/zəˈmi/

Inflections: Plural zemis, zemies.

Forms:

α. 1500s zemes, 1500s zemes (plural), 1600s– zeme.

β. 1700s– zemi, 1700s– cemi, 2000s– zemí.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Latin zemen, zemes, Spanish cemí.

Etymology: Originally (i) (in α. forms) < post-classical Latin zemes (plural; accusative singular zemen ) (1533 in the passages translated in quots. 1555¹ and 1555², respectively); in β. forms (ii) < Spanish cemí, zemí, zemi (mid 16th cent., now historical); both < Taino cemi (with stress on the second syllable).The form zemes, used in the translation of Peter Martyr's account as both singular and plural (compare quots. 1555¹ and 1555²), was later reinterpreted as an English plural, leading to the singular form zeme (first attested in quot. 1650).

Chiefly historical.

A god or ancestral spirit venerated by the Taino, an indigenous people formerly inhabiting the Caribbean (cf. Taino n. and adj.); a representation of such a god or spirit, esp. one taking the form of a carved triangular object of stone or shell.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > idol > worshipped by specific people > West Indian Island indigenous people

zemi1555

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > idol > worshipped by specific people > West Indian Island indigenous people > spirit represented by

zemi1555

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ix. f. 45 In thenterance of this caue they haue twoo grauen Zemes [L. zemes].

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ix. f. 46 He persuadeth hym that his Zemes[L.zemen] is angry, eyther bycause he hath not buylded hym a chapell, or not honored hym religiously.

1650 T. Thorowgood Iewes in Amer. 15 Such are the Zemes among the Indians so often spoken of by Peter Martyr..; Every King among them hath such a..Zeme.

1663 J. Owen Vindic. Animadv. Fiat Lux xxi. 487 In the Indies, the Catholick Spaniards took away the Zemes or Images of their Idols.

1760 T. Jefferys Nat. & Civil Hist. French Dominions N. & S. Amer. II. 14 The Zemes communicated themselves more particularly to the Butios, for thus they called their priests.

1792 B. Edwards Poems 19 His once-lov'd isle, For crimes yet unaton'd, dread Zemi thus To desolation and to death consigns.

1851 E. Jones Notes to People I. 56/1 Through these Zemi the kings governed the people.

1891 Amer. Anthropologist 4 172 Certain of these Zemes had prophetic powers, and by a skillful arrangement a concealed person was able to utter responses through the medium of the Zeme.

1902 Science 18 July 101/2 They recognized and worshipped many supernatural beings, which they represented by idols to which they have the name zemis.

1962 M. Craton Hist. Bahamas ii. 27 Sickness or misfortune were the work of malignant or displeased zemes.

2005 N. J. Saunders Peoples of Carib. 323 The role of zemís in Taíno culture has similarities and differences to the role of sacred images in their ancestral South American homeland.

Derivatives

ˈzemiism n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of ancestors

zemiism1902

manism1904

1902 Science 18 July 104 The whole social and religious organization was knit together by a form of totemism or tutelary clan ancients worship which I shall call Zemeism.

2004 Jrnl. Caribbean Hist. 38 263 Among the Tainos, human faces represented zemiism, the veneration of ancestors and caciques.

zemiˈistic adj. rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > of idol > of totem

totemic1846

totemistic1873

zemiistic1907

society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [adjective] > of ancestors

zemiistic1907

manistic1933

society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > [adjective] > relating to or characterized by totemism

totemistic1873

zemiistic1907

1907 25th Ann. Rep. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1903–4 59 Her body was painted with figures and..flowers, evidently zemeistic or totemistic.

1934 Anthropos 29 653 Possibly the muirakitās are connected with the zemiistic stones, a special kind of which were used by the Tainan caciques.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zemi
释义	zemin. Brit. /ˈziːmi/, /səˈmiː/, U.S. /ˈzimi/, /səˈmi/, /zəˈmi/ Inflections: Plural zemis, zemies. Forms: α. 1500s zemes, 1500s zemes (plural), 1600s– zeme. β. 1700s– zemi, 1700s– cemi, 2000s– zemí. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Latin zemen, zemes, Spanish cemí. Etymology: Originally (i) (in α. forms) < post-classical Latin zemes (plural; accusative singular zemen ) (1533 in the passages translated in quots. 1555¹ and 1555², respectively); in β. forms (ii) < Spanish cemí, zemí, zemi (mid 16th cent., now historical); both < Taino cemi (with stress on the second syllable).The form zemes, used in the translation of Peter Martyr's account as both singular and plural (compare quots. 1555¹ and 1555²), was later reinterpreted as an English plural, leading to the singular form zeme (first attested in quot. 1650). Chiefly historical. A god or ancestral spirit venerated by the Taino, an indigenous people formerly inhabiting the Caribbean (cf. Taino n. and adj.); a representation of such a god or spirit, esp. one taking the form of a carved triangular object of stone or shell. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > idol > worshipped by specific people > West Indian Island indigenous people zemi1555 the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > idol > worshipped by specific people > West Indian Island indigenous people > spirit represented by zemi1555 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ix. f. 45 In thenterance of this caue they haue twoo grauen Zemes [L. zemes]. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ix. f. 46 He persuadeth hym that his Zemes[L.zemen] is angry, eyther bycause he hath not buylded hym a chapell, or not honored hym religiously. 1650 T. Thorowgood Iewes in Amer. 15 Such are the Zemes among the Indians so often spoken of by Peter Martyr..; Every King among them hath such a..Zeme. 1663 J. Owen Vindic. Animadv. Fiat Lux xxi. 487 In the Indies, the Catholick Spaniards took away the Zemes or Images of their Idols. 1760 T. Jefferys Nat. & Civil Hist. French Dominions N. & S. Amer. II. 14 The Zemes communicated themselves more particularly to the Butios, for thus they called their priests. 1792 B. Edwards Poems 19 His once-lov'd isle, For crimes yet unaton'd, dread Zemi thus To desolation and to death consigns. 1851 E. Jones Notes to People I. 56/1 Through these Zemi the kings governed the people. 1891 Amer. Anthropologist 4 172 Certain of these Zemes had prophetic powers, and by a skillful arrangement a concealed person was able to utter responses through the medium of the Zeme. 1902 Science 18 July 101/2 They recognized and worshipped many supernatural beings, which they represented by idols to which they have the name zemis. 1962 M. Craton Hist. Bahamas ii. 27 Sickness or misfortune were the work of malignant or displeased zemes. 2005 N. J. Saunders Peoples of Carib. 323 The role of zemís in Taíno culture has similarities and differences to the role of sacred images in their ancestral South American homeland. Derivatives ˈzemiism n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of ancestors zemiism1902 manism1904 1902 Science 18 July 104 The whole social and religious organization was knit together by a form of totemism or tutelary clan ancients worship which I shall call Zemeism. 2004 Jrnl. Caribbean Hist. 38 263 Among the Tainos, human faces represented zemiism, the veneration of ancestors and caciques. zemiˈistic adj. rare ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > of idol > of totem totemic1846 totemistic1873 zemiistic1907 society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [adjective] > of ancestors zemiistic1907 manistic1933 society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > [adjective] > relating to or characterized by totemism totemistic1873 zemiistic1907 1907 25th Ann. Rep. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1903–4 59 Her body was painted with figures and..flowers, evidently zemeistic or totemistic. 1934 Anthropos 29 653 Possibly the muirakitās are connected with the zemiistic stones, a special kind of which were used by the Tainan caciques. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1555
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