| 单词 | witch-smelling |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswitch-smelling witch-smelling n. the activity of seeking out supposed witches; (figurative) persecution (cf. witch-hunting n. 2).Frequently with reference to southern African traditions and practices. [Compare Zulu -nuka to smell, to smell out, to divine, to suspect.] ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] > witch-hunt > action of witch-huntinga1637 witch-finding1646 witch-smelling1852 1852 C. Kraitsir Glossology v. 219 The preceding more brutal ages of migrations, crusades, witch-smelling, heretic-roasting, etc., times. 1882 Newcastle Courant 8 Sept. 4/5 The Zulus are said to expect their monarch to revive all the ancient glories of witch-smelling and spear-washing. 1916 H. G. Wells in Peking Gaz. 30 Nov. 8/3 I do not think there is much good in a kind of witch-smelling among Italian enterprises to find the hidden German. 2014 D. Howes & C. Classen Ways of Sensing iv. 98 The ongoing custom of ‘witch-smelling’ in parts of Africa, for example, had led to many people (often women) being assaulted and even killed for supposedly practicing witchcraft. < as lemmas |
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