churinga

[ choo-ring-guh ]

/ tʃʊˈrɪŋ gə /

noun, plural chu·rin·ga, chu·rin·gas.

an object carved from wood or stone by Aboriginal tribes in central Australia and held by them to be sacred.

Origin of churinga

First recorded in 1895–1900, churinga is from the Aranda word jwerreŋe

Words nearby churinga

churchwoman, churchy, churchyard, churchyard beetle, churidars, churinga, churl, churlish, churn, churn drill, churning

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Example sentences from the Web for churinga

The Arunta who has been rubbed with his churinga feels himself stronger; he is stronger.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim
A woman who has seen a churinga or a man who has shown one to her are both put to death.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim
But the virtues of the churinga are not manifested merely by the way in which it keeps the profane at a distance.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim
They also occur on wooden slats, (churinga irula,) commonly styled “Bull roarers” by Europeans.
The Clyde Mystery|Andrew Lang

So, in Strehlow's own expression, the churinga is "the body common to the individual and his ancestor."
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim

British Dictionary definitions for churinga

churinga

/ (tʃəˈrɪŋɡə) /

noun plural -ga or -gas

a sacred amulet of the native Australians

Word Origin for churinga

from a native Australian language

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单词	churinga
释义	churinga [ choo-ring-guh ] / tʃʊˈrɪŋ gə / noun, plural chu·rin·ga, chu·rin·gas. an object carved from wood or stone by Aboriginal tribes in central Australia and held by them to be sacred. Origin of churinga First recorded in 1895–1900, churinga is from the Aranda word jwerreŋe Words nearby churinga churchwoman, churchy, churchyard, churchyard beetle, churidars, churinga, churl, churlish, churn, churn drill, churning Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for churinga The Arunta who has been rubbed with his churinga feels himself stronger; he is stronger. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim A woman who has seen a churinga or a man who has shown one to her are both put to death. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim But the virtues of the churinga are not manifested merely by the way in which it keeps the profane at a distance. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim They also occur on wooden slats, (churinga irula,) commonly styled “Bull roarers” by Europeans. The Clyde Mystery\|Andrew Lang So, in Strehlow's own expression, the churinga is "the body common to the individual and his ancestor." The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim British Dictionary definitions for churinga churinga / (tʃəˈrɪŋɡə) / noun plural -ga or -gas a sacred amulet of the native Australians Word Origin for churinga from a native Australian language Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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