英语词汇“imitative magic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

im′itative mag′ic,

Anthropologymagic that attempts to control the universe through the mimicking of a desired event, as by stabbing an image of an enemy in an effort to destroy him or her or by performing a ritual dance imitative of the growth of food in an effort to secure an abundant supply;
a branch of sympathetic magic based on the belief that similar actions produce similar results. Also called homeopathic magic. Cf. contagious magic.

单词	imitative magic
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 im′itative mag′ic, Anthropologymagic that attempts to control the universe through the mimicking of a desired event, as by stabbing an image of an enemy in an effort to destroy him or her or by performing a ritual dance imitative of the growth of food in an effort to secure an abundant supply; a branch of sympathetic magic based on the belief that similar actions produce similar results. Also called homeopathic magic. Cf. contagious magic.
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