Definition of myalism in English:

myalism

noun ˈmʌɪəlɪz(ə)m

mass noun

A Jamaican folk religion focused on the power of ancestors, typically involving drumming, dancing, spirit possession, ritual sacrifice, and herbalism.
迈尔礼拜仪式（一种牙买加民间礼拜仪式，着重表现祖先的力量，包括击鼓、舞蹈、灵魂附身、祭祀仪式和草药医术等）
Example sentencesExamples
- He was sometimes called upon by other missionaries to travel to distant places during a revival of obeah and myalism during the early 1840s.
- In Myal, a community invokes myalism, the earliest documented Jamaican religion with African roots, to counteract the psychological damage inflicted on a young woman by the circumstances of her life.
- The other, myalism, was intended to counteract obeah.
- The centrality of myalism in the novel indicates the constant process of creolization that is sustained by elements from the different cultures that make up Caribbean communities.
- Higman notes these men of God lost their enthusiasm for the August 1st festivities as myalism infiltrated the churches.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from myal, in the same sense (perhaps from Hausa mayl 'sorcerer'), + -ism.

词汇	myalism
释义	Definition of myalism in English: myalism noun ˈmʌɪəlɪz(ə)m mass noun A Jamaican folk religion focused on the power of ancestors, typically involving drumming, dancing, spirit possession, ritual sacrifice, and herbalism. 迈尔礼拜仪式（一种牙买加民间礼拜仪式，着重表现祖先的力量，包括击鼓、舞蹈、灵魂附身、祭祀仪式和草药医术等） Example sentencesExamples He was sometimes called upon by other missionaries to travel to distant places during a revival of obeah and myalism during the early 1840s. In Myal, a community invokes myalism, the earliest documented Jamaican religion with African roots, to counteract the psychological damage inflicted on a young woman by the circumstances of her life. The other, myalism, was intended to counteract obeah. The centrality of myalism in the novel indicates the constant process of creolization that is sustained by elements from the different cultures that make up Caribbean communities. Higman notes these men of God lost their enthusiasm for the August 1st festivities as myalism infiltrated the churches. Origin Mid 19th century: from myal, in the same sense (perhaps from Hausa mayl 'sorcerer'), + -ism.
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