Pocomaniacn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊkə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊkoʊˈmeɪniˌæk/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pocomania n., -ac suffix.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably < Pocomania n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ac suffix, after -maniac comb. form.

An adherent of a Jamaican religious cult which combines aspects of both African and Christian belief (see Pocomania n.). Also attributive or as adj.

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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Pocomania > [noun] > person

Pocomaniac1928

1928 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 June 16/3 (headline) Pocomaniacs stoned and wounded D.C.

1938 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 5 Feb. 17/6 The love of a young man for a girl which was stronger than the fascination of pocomaniac drums.

1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Oct. 612/4 The second part of the book is a study of contemporary Jamaican life... He deals with..the significance of cult-groups such as the Pocomaniacs.

1976 A. Boot & M. Thomas Jamaica 82/2 When..the Pocomaniacs feel the spirit quickening in them, they jump and shout and testify till they get so drunk with righteous heaven-sent electricity they froth at the mouth.

2000 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. ii. 432/1 Like their Revival Zion and pocomaniac counterparts, grounations feature Bible-reading, hymns, foot-stamping and drumming.

Derivatives

Pocomaˈniacal adj.

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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Pocomania > [adjective]

Pocomaniacal1959

1959 A. Salkey Quality of Violence iv. 54 There were about twenty-five people gyrating and uttering Pocomaniacal prayers.

1989 Black Amer. Lit. Forum 23 319 Any speaker worth his or her pocomaniacal salt..‘tore’ the language or, as he lately preferred to put it, chopped it up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pocomaniac
释义	Pocomaniacn.adj. Brit. /ˌpəʊkə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌpoʊkoʊˈmeɪniˌæk/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pocomania n., -ac suffix. Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably < Pocomania n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ac suffix, after -maniac comb. form. An adherent of a Jamaican religious cult which combines aspects of both African and Christian belief (see Pocomania n.). Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Pocomania > [noun] > person Pocomaniac1928 1928 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 June 16/3 (headline) Pocomaniacs stoned and wounded D.C. 1938 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 5 Feb. 17/6 The love of a young man for a girl which was stronger than the fascination of pocomaniac drums. 1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Oct. 612/4 The second part of the book is a study of contemporary Jamaican life... He deals with..the significance of cult-groups such as the Pocomaniacs. 1976 A. Boot & M. Thomas Jamaica 82/2 When..the Pocomaniacs feel the spirit quickening in them, they jump and shout and testify till they get so drunk with righteous heaven-sent electricity they froth at the mouth. 2000 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. ii. 432/1 Like their Revival Zion and pocomaniac counterparts, grounations feature Bible-reading, hymns, foot-stamping and drumming. Derivatives Pocomaˈniacal adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Pocomania > [adjective] Pocomaniacal1959 1959 A. Salkey Quality of Violence iv. 54 There were about twenty-five people gyrating and uttering Pocomaniacal prayers. 1989 Black Amer. Lit. Forum 23 319 Any speaker worth his or her pocomaniacal salt..‘tore’ the language or, as he lately preferred to put it, chopped it up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1928
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