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- noun Plural form of
nagual .
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Examples
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These were called naguals, that is, 'duplicated people'.
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These were called naguals, that is, 'duplicated people'.
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Animistic in many of their features too are the temporary gods of fetishism (_q. v._), naguals or familiars, genii and even the dead who receive a cult.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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Legend affirms that in the first battles with the Spaniards on the plateau of Quetzaltenango the naguals of the Indian chiefs fought in the form of serpents.
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Legend affirms that in the first battles with the Spaniards on the plateau of Quetzaltenango the naguals of the Indian chiefs fought in the form of serpents.
Chapter 67. The External Soul in Folk-Custom. § 3. The External Soul in Animals 1922
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Men and women keep their lives in their naguals, private sacred beasts.
Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878
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That for January is alone given by our writer, but it is probable that the other months merely repeated the naguals corresponding to the numbers.
Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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Legend affirms that in the first battles with the Spaniards on the plateau of Quetzaltenango the naguals of the Indian chiefs fought in the form of serpents.
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All the naguals I am aware of were Toltecs, that is, accomplished artists.
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This has led to an extraordinary consequence, which previous naguals could never enjoy: Mass practicing.
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