英语词汇“spirit animal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spirit animal n. (in the context of spiritualism and shamanism) a supernatural animal, esp. one which acts as a spirit guide or guardian; (in later use in slightly weakened sense) an animal which is perceived to embody the traits, characteristics, and qualities which an individual has or aspires to have; (in extended trivial use) a person or thing (especially a celebrity or fictional character) that reflects one’s innermost personality.

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1873 D. D. Lum Spiritual Delusion i. ii. 47 Different answers have been given as to whether spirit-animals exist in the spirit world.

1895 Light 5 Jan. 10/1 A clairvoyant friend sees spirit animals around us here, and also in the spirit spheres.

1927 U. Holmberg Mythol. all Races IV. 507 This spirit-animal is said to appear to the shaman at the most three times in his life.

1973 Horn Bk. Mag. Feb. 49 He..talked about the Indian belief that each individual has a spirit-animal serving him as a guide.

2005 Time Out N.Y. 10 Mar. 125/4 Michael Gira..became something of a spirit animal for the band during the recording.

2015 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 7 Sept. She considers the cow her spirit animal. ‘They are peace-loving, focused and nurturing.’

单词	spirit animal
释义	> as lemmas spirit animal spirit animal n. (in the context of spiritualism and shamanism) a supernatural animal, esp. one which acts as a spirit guide or guardian; (in later use in slightly weakened sense) an animal which is perceived to embody the traits, characteristics, and qualities which an individual has or aspires to have; (in extended trivial use) a person or thing (especially a celebrity or fictional character) that reflects one’s innermost personality. ΚΠ 1873 D. D. Lum Spiritual Delusion i. ii. 47 Different answers have been given as to whether spirit-animals exist in the spirit world. 1895 Light 5 Jan. 10/1 A clairvoyant friend sees spirit animals around us here, and also in the spirit spheres. 1927 U. Holmberg Mythol. all Races IV. 507 This spirit-animal is said to appear to the shaman at the most three times in his life. 1973 Horn Bk. Mag. Feb. 49 He..talked about the Indian belief that each individual has a spirit-animal serving him as a guide. 2005 Time Out N.Y. 10 Mar. 125/4 Michael Gira..became something of a spirit animal for the band during the recording. 2015 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 7 Sept. She considers the cow her spirit animal. ‘They are peace-loving, focused and nurturing.’ extracted from spiritn. < as lemmas
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