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taghairm

/ˈtaɡəɹəm/

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Çeviriler

isim

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

  1. isim A method of divination involving wrapping a person in the hide of a freshly-killed ox which was then placed beside a waterfall or other desolate place, to enable the person to foresee the outcome of an impending battle; the oracle of the hide.

    “In the taghairm the seer was bound in an animal's hide and left by the waters, the spirits of which inspired his dreams[…]. The hide was probably that of a sacrificial animal.”

  2. isim A method of divination in which cats were roasted alive to call up the spirit of the demon cat who would grant the wishes of the torturers.