sadet
sadet noun: a type of spiritual leader or witch doctor among the Jarai people of Southeast Asia.
Noun
sadet (plural sadets)
- A type of spiritual leader or witch doctor among the Jarai people of Southeast Asia.
- The sadete who is most feared is the fire sadete, known especially by the savages of the Assamese slope; the water sadete exercises a less perceptible sway over the Laotian slope; the power of the wind sadete seems insignificant.c. 1919, Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, volume VII
- At Cêo-Rêo, not far from Buon Choah, are located the villages of those enigmatic personages, the Sadets, of Fire and Water, whose fearsome reputation is widespread throughout Indo-China.1951, Norman Lewis, A Dragon Apparent, Eland, published 2003, page 121
Forms of sadet
| plural | sadets |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sadete |
Origin of sadet
From French sadète, apparently from Lao.
Questions about sadet
- What does sadet mean?
- Sadet means a type of spiritual leader or witch doctor among the Jarai people of Southeast Asia.
- What part of speech is sadet?
- Sadet is a noun.
- What is the plural of sadet?
- The plural of sadet is sadets.
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