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powwow
pow·wow P0494900 (pou′wou′)n.1. a. A council or meeting of Native Americans, sometimes with people from other communities.b. Informal A conference or gathering, as of business people.2. a. A Native American shaman.b. A ceremony conducted by a shaman, as in the performance of healing or hunting rituals.intr.v. pow·wowed, pow·wow·ing, pow·wows Informal To hold a powwow.
[Narragansett powwaw, shaman.]Word History: According to the traditional beliefs of many Native American peoples, a healer, shaman, or priest can communicate with spiritual forces beyond the ken of the ordinary person through trances and visions, gaining power and knowledge that helps to cure the sick and otherwise benefit the community, as by bringing about good weather or a successful hunt. In Narragansett, the indigenous Algonquian language of Rhode Island, the traditional healer or priest was given the title powwaw, a term that developed from a Proto-Algonquian word meaning "one who has visions." In English, a form of the word powwaw occurs in a 1624 document by Edward Winslow, expressing the English colonists' typical mistrust of Native American religion: The office and dutie of the Powah is to be exercised principally in calling upon the Devil; and curing diseases of the sicke or wounded. The English spelling of the word was eventually settled as powwow, and the term also came to be used as the name for ceremonies and councils, probably because of the important role played by the healer or holy person in these events. Today, when speaking in English, some Native American communities themselves use the word powwow to refer to meetings or gatherings held according to the traditional ways of their people.powwow (ˈpaʊˌwaʊ) n1. a talk, conference, or meeting2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a magical ceremony of certain North American Indians, usually accompanied by feasting and dancing3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) (among certain North American Indians) a medicine man4. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a meeting of or negotiation with North American Indiansvb (intr) to hold a powwow[C17: from Algonquian; related to Natick pauwau one who practises magic, Narraganset powwaw]pow•wow (ˈpaʊˌwaʊ)
n. 1. (among North American Indians) a ceremony performed for the cure of disease, success in a hunt, etc. 2. a council or conference of or with Indians. 3. (among North American Indians) a priest or shaman. 4. Informal. any conference or meeting. v.i. 5. to hold a powwow. 6. Informal. to confer. [1624 (Edward Winslow); < Narragansett (E sp.) powwaw Indian priest (or < Massachusett) < Proto-Algonquian *pawe·wa he dreams (used as a derived agent n. meaning “he who dreams”, i.e., one who derives his power from visions)] powwow
Past participle: powwowed
Gerund: powwowing
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| I powwow | | you powwow | | he/she/it powwows | | we powwow | | you powwow | | they powwow |
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| I powwowed | | you powwowed | | he/she/it powwowed | | we powwowed | | you powwowed | | they powwowed |
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| I am powwowing | | you are powwowing | | he/she/it is powwowing | | we are powwowing | | you are powwowing | | they are powwowing |
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| I have powwowed | | you have powwowed | | he/she/it has powwowed | | we have powwowed | | you have powwowed | | they have powwowed |
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| I was powwowing | | you were powwowing | | he/she/it was powwowing | | we were powwowing | | you were powwowing | | they were powwowing |
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| I had powwowed | | you had powwowed | | he/she/it had powwowed | | we had powwowed | | you had powwowed | | they had powwowed |
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| I will powwow | | you will powwow | | he/she/it will powwow | | we will powwow | | you will powwow | | they will powwow |
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| I will have powwowed | | you will have powwowed | | he/she/it will have powwowed | | we will have powwowed | | you will have powwowed | | they will have powwowed |
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| I will be powwowing | | you will be powwowing | | he/she/it will be powwowing | | we will be powwowing | | you will be powwowing | | they will be powwowing |
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| I have been powwowing | | you have been powwowing | | he/she/it has been powwowing | | we have been powwowing | | you have been powwowing | | they have been powwowing |
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| I will have been powwowing | | you will have been powwowing | | he/she/it will have been powwowing | | we will have been powwowing | | you will have been powwowing | | they will have been powwowing |
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| I had been powwowing | | you had been powwowing | | he/she/it had been powwowing | | we had been powwowing | | you had been powwowing | | they had been powwowing |
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| I would powwow | | you would powwow | | he/she/it would powwow | | we would powwow | | you would powwow | | they would powwow |
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| I would have powwowed | | you would have powwowed | | he/she/it would have powwowed | | we would have powwowed | | you would have powwowed | | they would have powwowed |
powwowAn Algonquian word meaning talk, used to mean a conference or conversation.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  powwow - (informal) a quick private conferencehuddlecolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechgroup discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topichuddler - a member of a huddle | | 2. | powwow - a council of or with Native Americanscouncil - a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council" | | Verb | 1. | powwow - hold a powwow, talk, conference or meetinghash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" |
powwownounInformal. A meeting for the exchange of views:colloquium, conference, discussion, parley, seminar.Slang: rap session.verbInformal. To meet and exchange views to reach a decision:advise, confer, consult, deliberate, parley, talk.Translationsriunioneconsiglio di pellirosse
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powwow1. noun An informal meeting or conference, especially in order to brainstorm, discuss, or review something. A somewhat flippant allusion to the traditional gatherings held by Native American or First Nations tribes, the term could be considered offensive by some. I think all the departments need to have a powwow together to go over what went wrong on this project. Good, let's have a powwow and see what we can come up with.2. verb To hold such a meeting. We're going to powwow on Monday to go over the final details.pow-wow1. n. a meeting; a conference. (From an American Indian word.) Let’s have a pow-wow on that issue. 2. in. to hold a meeting or a conference. Let’s pow-wow on that tomorrow. powwow
powwow1. a magical ceremony of certain North American Indians, usually accompanied by feasting and dancing 2. (among certain North American Indians) a medicine man 3. a meeting of or negotiation with North American Indians Powwow (religion, spiritualism, and occult)Term for a wise man or woman in Pennsylvania Dutch country and in the Ozarks (where they are also known as "Power Doctors"). The term is also used for the folk magic performed by these people. The appellation derives from the early settlers' observations of Native American powwows. Guiley suggests that the early settlers learned about healing herbs and roots from the Native Americans, who also employed charms and incantations in their healing work. A powwow, or powwower, is in many ways similar to a Hedge Witch, although most of the former profess to be staunch Christians. Followers seek them out for anything from removing warts or tracing lost property to dispelling curses and curing major diseases. Powwowers are often proficient astrologers and are knowledgeable about herbs and their uses. Many have claimed to be the seventh child of a seventh child. Such a person is believed to have inherent psychic and magical powers. As in Wicca, a male powwower is trained by a female, and vice versa. Often, they exhibit healing proclivities at a very early age. Hohman's book presents another parallel to Wicca, through its insistence that the contents are intended for healing, not harming. Hohman himself was a powwower, living near Reading, Pennsylvania, in the early 1800s. While Powwowers generally do not receive money for their services, they do accept goods and services as payment. FinancialSeePow WowPOWWOW
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Synonyms for powwownoun a meeting for the exchange of viewsSynonyms- colloquium
- conference
- discussion
- parley
- seminar
- rap session
verb to meet and exchange views to reach a decisionSynonyms- advise
- confer
- consult
- deliberate
- parley
- talk
Synonyms for powwownoun (informal) a quick private conferenceSynonymsRelated Words- colloquialism
- group discussion
- conference
- huddler
noun a council of or with Native AmericansRelated Wordsverb hold a powwow, talk, conference or meetingRelated Words |