isangoma
Syllables: isan·go·maUK/isæŋˈɡəʊmə/US/isæŋˈɡoʊmə/
isangoma noun: synonym of sangoma.
Noun
isangoma (plural isangomas or izangoma)
- Synonym of sangoma.
- In this The Story of the Zulus, p. 80, Mr. Gibson translates izangoma 'witch-doctors'. [...] Father Bryant adds that inyanga is 'another title' of the isangoma. The vague use of the English word 'witch-doctor' may be responsible for these confusions.1934, J[oseph] D[aniel] Unwin, “Notes and References”, in Sex and Culture, London: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, →OCLC, § 420, page 550
- The isangoma is a medicine man whose medicine has magical rather than pharmaceutical value. The diviners are the only people who regularly pray to the spirits and sing hymns to them. [...] The continuous threat of the community by visible, negative and destructive forces of life make the function...1967, Gerhardus Cornelius Oosthuizen, “The Messiah”, in The Theology of a South African Messiah: An Analysis of the Hymnal of “The Church of the Nazarites” (Oekumenische Studient; 8), Leiden...
- Synonyms:
- sangoma
Examples of isangoma in a sentence
- The isangoma is a medicine man whose medicine has magical rather than pharmaceutical value.1967, Gerhardus Cornelius Oosthuizen, “The Messiah”, in The Theology of a South African Messiah: An Analysis of the Hymnal of “The Church...
- This ibutho of isangomas, however, did not fight in wars but did tend to the king's gardens, mend fences, and perform other work of the king's regiments.2008, Karen E. Flint, “Healing the Body Politic: Muthi, Healers, and Nation Building in the Zulu Kingdom”, in Healing Traditions: African...
Synonyms of isangoma
Forms of isangoma
| plural | isangomas |
|---|---|
| plural | izangoma |
Origin of isangoma
See sangoma.
Words that rhyme with isangoma
Questions about isangoma
- What does isangoma mean?
- Isangoma means synonym of sangoma.
- How do you use isangoma in a sentence?
- The isangoma is a medicine man whose medicine has magical rather than pharmaceutical value.
- What part of speech is isangoma?
- Isangoma is a noun.
- How do you pronounce isangoma?
- Isangoma is pronounced /isæŋˈɡəʊmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of isangoma?
- The plural of isangoma is isangomas.
Words near isangoma in the dictionary
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