Originally and chiefly in southern Africa: a traditional healer and diviner, esp. one who claims to guard against or cure afflictions thought to…
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| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > sorcerer or medicine man > African witch-doctor (5) witch doctor1817 Originally and chiefly in southern Africa: a traditional healer and diviner, esp. one who claims to guard against or cure afflictions thought to… witchfinder1833 In southern and eastern Africa: a traditional healer and diviner who is said to be able to detect whether a person or thing has been bewitched. Cf. wi… witch doctress1834 A female witch doctor. ngaka1871 A traditional African healer. Occasionally used of people supposed to possess malign powers. sangoma1893 In Southern Africa, a witchdoctor, usually a woman, claiming supernatural powers of divination and healing. |
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