= fetish, n. 1.
| 单词 | θ122065 |
| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > fetish (12) fetisheer1665 = fetish, n. 1. manitou1671 Among some North American Indians: a deity or spirit (of good or evil) which is an object of religious awe or reverence. In extended use: anything… festiso1680 In Africa: a religious rite or observance; = fetish, n. 2. medicine1767 Among North American Indians: magical power, esp. for healing or protection; an object or practice thought to possess or convey this; a spell, charm… wakon1841 Among some American Indians, a spiritual being that is the object of religious reverence; also, a fetish: = manitou, n. fetish1849 By writers on anthropology (following C. de Brosses, Le Culte des Dieux Fétiches, 1760) used in wider sense: an inanimate object worshipped by… fetishry1885 collective. Objects regarded as fetishes; an example or specimen of these. Subcategories:— collectively (1) — types of (1) — one believing in (2) — branch of study concerned with belief in (1) |
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