guardian spirit

guardian spirit

      supernatural teacher, frequently depicted in animal form, who guides an individual in every important activity through advice and songs; the belief in guardian spirits is widely diffused among the North American Indians (American Indian).

      In some traditions the guardian manifests itself in a dream or by other portents. In other traditions it is the individual who sets out to discover his guardian by undertaking a vision quest (q.v.).

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Guardian spirit — Guardian Guard i*an (g[aum]rd [i^]*an or g[aum]rd yan; 106), a. Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care. [1913 Webster] {Feast of Guardian Angels} (R. C. Ch.) a church festival instituted by Pope Paul V., and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guardian spirit — noun an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual • Syn: ↑guardian angel • Hypernyms: ↑angel • Hyponyms: ↑genius loci, ↑eudemon, ↑eudaemon, ↑good spirit …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spirit of Eden — Studioalbum von Talk Talk Veröffentlichung 16. September 1988 Aufnahme 1987–1988 Label …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Guardian — Guard i*an (g[aum]rd [i^]*an or g[aum]rd yan; 106), a. Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care. [1913 Webster] {Feast of Guardian Angels} (R. C. Ch.) a church festival instituted by Pope Paul V., and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guardian angel — Guardian Guard i*an (g[aum]rd [i^]*an or g[aum]rd yan; 106), a. Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care. [1913 Webster] {Feast of Guardian Angels} (R. C. Ch.) a church festival instituted by Pope Paul V., and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guardian Angels — • The lowest orders of angels are sent to men Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Guardian Angels     Guardian Angel     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • guardian angel — noun an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual • Syn: ↑guardian spirit • Hypernyms: ↑angel • Hyponyms: ↑genius loci, ↑eudemon, ↑eudaemon, ↑good spirit …   Useful english dictionary

  • spirit —    Uhane, wailua; akua (for various types, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it).   Also: ea, haili, hoaka, kupu, makani, mauli, ula. Cf. aumakua, Nānā; 193–195.    ♦ Holy Spirit, Uhane Hemolele.    ♦ Unclean, evil spirit, uhane ino… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • guardian — Synonyms and related words: MC, air warden, ancestral spirits, angel, attendant, attendant godling, attorney, bailiff, bull, butler, caretaker, castellan, cerberus, champion, commandant, conservator, control, covering, croupier, curator,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • guardian angel — Synonyms and related words: air warden, ancestral spirits, angel, attendant, attendant godling, caretaker, castellan, conservator, control, curator, custodian, daemon, demon, fairy godmother, familiar, familiar spirit, forest ranger, game warden …   Moby Thesaurus

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”