different between nagual vs nahualism

nagual

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n???w??l/

Noun

nagual (plural naguals)

  1. Alternative form of nahual
    • 1986, John M. Ingham, Mary, Michael, and Lucifer: Folk Catholicism in Central Mexico, page 119:
      If a cross of lime is painted on the bottom of a metate it becomes "too heavy" for a nagual to carry.

Derived terms

  • nagualism

Anagrams

  • Laguna

Spanish

Noun

nagual m (plural naguales)

  1. Alternative form of nahual

nagual From the web:



nahualism

English

Alternative forms

  • nagualism

Etymology

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

Noun

nahualism (uncountable)

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

See also

  • nahual (nagual)
  • tonal (tona, tonalli)
  • skinwalking

nahualism From the web:

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