| 单词 | devil dancing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdevil dancing devil dancing n. the performance of devil dances; participation in a devil dance. [In use with reference to Sri Lanka (compare quots. 1837 and 1871) after Sinhala yak-netum.] ΚΠ 1837 D. J. Gogerly Let. 21 Aug. in Wesleyan-Methodist Mag. (1838) Apr. 304 People on occasions like these listen with more attention and good temper when the evil of Budhism, of devil-dancing, and of superstitious ceremonies is told, and when the truths of the word of God are declared. 1871 S. Mateer Travancore (1872) 214 Connected with this is what is called devil-dancing, in which the demoniacal possession is sought. 1988 Anthropol. Today 4 33/2 Between them, they describe the history of the village [in Venezuela] and explain how Devil Dancing is organised. < as lemmas |
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