| 释义 |
Definition of tagati in English: tagatinountəˈɡɑːti 1(among some South African peoples) an evil witch or wizard. Example sentencesExamples - He made this point again later: "Only on mission stations could the tagati and his relatives be fairly sure that they would be left in peace".
- Putting it very roughly, cross-cultural analysis of belief in magic comes up with two persistent roles, namely the socially benevolent magic worker (inyanga, cunning man, shaman) and the malevolent supernatural being that can pass for human (skinwalker, tagati, witch).
- Analyzing specifically the social composition of the populations collected on some mission stations in Zululand and Natal, N. Etherington points out that "on mission stations the tagati [umthakathi] and his relatives found security".
- 1.1mass noun Witchcraft.
Example sentencesExamples - Others viewed and feared it as ‘tagati’, an occult form of black magic based on the negative dare of devil worship.
verbtəˈɡɑːti [no object]1(among some South African peoples) practise witchcraft. - 1.1with object Bewitch (someone).
Example sentencesExamples - He knew the consequence of the accusation and before being "tagatied", (branded as bewitched) and killed in cold-blood, he fled the kraal.
Synonyms cast a spell on, put a spell on, enchant
Origin From Xhosa and Zulu umthakathi 'wizard'. |