Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
naqualism .
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- noun The
Mesoamerican belief that (certain) humans cantransform into animals.
Etymologies
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nahual + -ism. The first element is from Nahuatl nahualli ("sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take").
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