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Definition of gris-gris in English: gris-gris(also gri-gri, greegree) nounˈɡriːɡriːˌɡrēˈɡrē 1An African or Caribbean charm or amulet. Example sentencesExamples - Another way to keep the will of others from harming you or your children would be to wear a greegree.
- Charms known as gris-gris are used to harm one's enemies.
- Most of the time, this was how her love potions and gris-gris worked, which is apparently 100% of the time.
- Soon, gris-gris in the form of roosters' heads began to appear on his doorstep.
- Stones and colored objects are chosen for their occult and astrological meanings corresponding to the purpose for which the gris-gris is to be used.
- 1.1mass noun The use of gris-gris, especially in voodoo.
as modifier the New Orleans gris-gris traditions Example sentencesExamples - The country reflects African music and culture - the Creole cuisine features myriad varieties of exotically spiced fish and seafood, and rural residents practice gris-gris, the local voodoo.
- From 1943 to his death in 1989, King Louis Narcisse fused Baptist, Pentecostal, and gris-gris traditions into a gumbo of ritual and hagiography.
- Only a few shamans in the region were known to practice gris-gris.
Origin Late 17th century: from French grisgris, of West African origin. Definition of gris-gris in US English: gris-grisnounˌɡrēˈɡrē 1An African or Caribbean charm or amulet. Example sentencesExamples - Most of the time, this was how her love potions and gris-gris worked, which is apparently 100% of the time.
- Stones and colored objects are chosen for their occult and astrological meanings corresponding to the purpose for which the gris-gris is to be used.
- Soon, gris-gris in the form of roosters' heads began to appear on his doorstep.
- Another way to keep the will of others from harming you or your children would be to wear a greegree.
- Charms known as gris-gris are used to harm one's enemies.
- 1.1 The use of charms, especially in voodoo.
as modifier the New Orleans gris-gris traditions Example sentencesExamples - Only a few shamans in the region were known to practice gris-gris.
- From 1943 to his death in 1989, King Louis Narcisse fused Baptist, Pentecostal, and gris-gris traditions into a gumbo of ritual and hagiography.
- The country reflects African music and culture - the Creole cuisine features myriad varieties of exotically spiced fish and seafood, and rural residents practice gris-gris, the local voodoo.
Origin Late 17th century: from French grisgris, of West African origin. |