houngann.

/ˈhuːnɡən/

Forms: Also hougan, hungan.

Etymology: < a Central American Indian language of Haiti.

A priest of the Voodoo religion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises

gris-gris1848

voodoo1850

voodoo doctor1860

vodun1863

voodoo queen1863

voodoo king1864

voodooist1867

hoodoo1868

mamaloi1884

houngan1929

mambo1939

1929 W. B. Seabrook Magic Island 304 There are many things my father (who was one of the great hougans of the past generation) could do which I cannot do. He could make thunder.

1932 J. J. Williams Voodoos & Obeahs iii. 91 Is there a Voodoo initiation whereby a neophyte, it matters not who he is, thanks to the good will of the hougan, may be admitted to the congregation?

1937 M. J. Herskovits Life Haitian Valley xii. 223 Persistent failure to achieve cures will lose a hungan his reputation and his practice.

1941 J. G. Leyburn Haitian People viii. 168 While the Vodun houngan sits quietly by, a special officiant..reads or pretends to read from the Catholic prayer book.

1966 G. Greene Comedians i. iii. 83 A zombie who has left his grave at the command of an houngan.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	houngan
释义	houngann. /ˈhuːnɡən/ Forms: Also hougan, hungan. Etymology: < a Central American Indian language of Haiti. A priest of the Voodoo religion. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises gris-gris1848 voodoo1850 voodoo doctor1860 vodun1863 voodoo queen1863 voodoo king1864 voodooist1867 hoodoo1868 mamaloi1884 houngan1929 mambo1939 1929 W. B. Seabrook Magic Island 304 There are many things my father (who was one of the great hougans of the past generation) could do which I cannot do. He could make thunder. 1932 J. J. Williams Voodoos & Obeahs iii. 91 Is there a Voodoo initiation whereby a neophyte, it matters not who he is, thanks to the good will of the hougan, may be admitted to the congregation? 1937 M. J. Herskovits Life Haitian Valley xii. 223 Persistent failure to achieve cures will lose a hungan his reputation and his practice. 1941 J. G. Leyburn Haitian People viii. 168 While the Vodun houngan sits quietly by, a special officiant..reads or pretends to read from the Catholic prayer book. 1966 G. Greene Comedians i. iii. 83 A zombie who has left his grave at the command of an houngan. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1929
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