| 单词 | poison oracle |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoison oracle poison oracle n. (among the Zande) a form of divination in which answers are inferred from the effects of poison on a person or animal. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > poison oracle poison oracle1937 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by birds, augury > [noun] > by watching effects of poison poison oracle1937 1937 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Witchcraft, Oracles & Magic among Azande 10 The principal Zande oracles are: (a) benge, poison oracle, which operates through the administration of strychnine to fowls, and formerly to human beings also. 1972 M. D. McLeod in A. Singer & B. V. Street Zande Themes 167 The Zande clearly considered the rubbing-board oracle less accurate than both the termite oracle and the poison oracle. 2002 Africa (Nexis) 1 Jan. 84 Witches in Onitsha could expect to be brought before the Eze Onicha (King of Onitsha) and required to undergo the orachi (sasswood/bitterwood) poison oracle. < as lemmas |
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