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nahualism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nahual-ism
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Mesoamerican belief that certain human beings can transform into animals.

Uncountable

Etymology

From nahual + -ism. The first element is from Nahuatl nahualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

nagualism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

nahual tonal skinwalking

Questions

What does nahualism mean?
The Mesoamerican belief that certain human beings can transform into animals.
Where does nahualism come from?
From nahual + -ism. The first element is from Nahuatl nahualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”).

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