| 释义 |
myalism|ˈmaɪəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. myal + -ism.]
A kind of sorcery or witchcraft practised in the West Indies and other countries.
1843Phillippo Jamaica 248 Myalism, as well as Fetishism, were constituent parts of Obeism. 1873W. J. Gardner Hist. Jamaica 191 Of late years Myalism has generally been regarded as an art by which that of the Obeah man could be counteracted. 1874[see obeahism].
Hence myalist |ˈmaɪəlɪst|, one who practises myalism. Also attrib.
1851G. Blyth Remin. Miss. Life iv. 175 Sometimes the Myalists meet in large companies, generally at night. 1889P. A. Bruce Plant. Negro viii. 123 A Myalist outbreak meant the repression of the malignant influences of Obeah. |