英语词汇“houngan”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

houngan

释义

houngan|ˈhuːngən|
Also hougan, hungan.
[Native name in Haiti.]
A priest of the Voodoo cult.
1929W. B. Seabrook Magic Island 304 There are many things my father (who was one of the great hougans of the past generation) could do which I cannot do. He could make thunder.1932J. J. Williams Voodoos & Obeahs iii. 91 Is there a Voodoo initiation whereby a neophyte, it matters not who he is, thanks to the good will of the hougan, may be admitted to the congregation?1937M. J. Herskovits Life Haitian Valley xii. 223 Persistent failure to achieve cures will lose a hungan his reputation and his practice.1941J. G. Leyburn Haitian People viii. 168 While the Vodun houngan sits quietly by, a special officiant..reads or pretends to read from the Catholic prayer book.1966G. Greene Comedians i. iii. 83 A zombie who has left his grave at the command of an houngan.

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