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nahualism

nahualism noun: the Mesoamerican belief that certain human beings can transform into animals.

Noun

nahualism (uncountable)

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

Forms of nahualism

alternative formnagualism

Origin of nahualism

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

Questions about nahualism

What does nahualism mean?
Nahualism means the Mesoamerican belief that certain human beings can transform into animals.
What part of speech is nahualism?
Nahualism is a noun.

Words near nahualism in the dictionary

  1. nahpoite
  2. Nahshon
  3. NAHT
  4. Nahua
  5. nahual
  6. nahualism
  7. nahuals
  8. Nahuan
  9. Nahuans
  10. Nahuas
  11. Nahuatl

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