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shadow-taking

shadow-taking noun: a form of spiritual theft or curse where a sorcerer traps, steals, or detaches a person's spirit from their physical body.

Noun

shadow-taking (uncountable)

  1. (Caribbean) A form of spiritual theft or curse where a sorcerer traps, steals, or detaches a person's spirit from their physical body.
    • What of Mialism, of shadow-taking, of the death by swelling and the death by wasting?1954, Ian Fleming, “Allumeuse”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 108

Questions about shadow-taking

What does shadow-taking mean?
Shadow-taking means a form of spiritual theft or curse where a sorcerer traps, steals, or detaches a person's spirit from their physical body.
What part of speech is shadow-taking?
Shadow-taking is a noun.

Words near shadow-taking in the dictionary

  1. shadow-boxed
  2. shadow-boxes
  3. shadow-boxing
  4. shadow-stalker
  5. shadow-stalkers
  6. shadow-taking
  7. shadow-throwing
  8. shadow-vinnie bush
  9. shadowable
  10. Shadowbae
  11. shadowban

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