smudging

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of cleansing or purifying an area, typically by burning various herbs and resins and waving the smoke over the space.

  - "The Native American tradition of smudging involves burning sage and sweetgrass to cleanse a space."
  - "After a long day, I like to smudge my apartment to clear the energy and make it feel fresh."
  - "The shaman used a bundle of herbs for smudging to drive away evil spirits."

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Synonyms

blur , smear , smutch , soil , fumigate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with smudging
mudging , jugging , pudging

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Variants

List of all variants of smudging that leads to same result
smudge , smudged , smudges , smudging

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Etymology

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Derived from the Algonquian word 'smudge', meaning 'to burn'.

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Trivia

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1. Smudging is sometimes referred to as 'smoke bathing' or 'sage smudging'.

2. The herbs used in smudging can vary depending on the tradition and the intended purpose.

3. Smudging can also be used as a personal practice, where an individual smudges themselves to cleanse their energy and promote healing.

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Related Concepts

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1. Burning Sage: A common practice within smudging, where sage is burned to cleanse and purify the air and space.

2. Smudging Ceremony: A traditional Indigenous practice where smudging is used to cleanse a person, object, or space of negative energy.

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Culture

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Smudging is a significant cultural practice in many Indigenous communities around the world, used for purification, healing, and spiritual cleansing.

How to Memorize "smudging"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the herbs burning and the smoke filling the room, cleansing and purifying the space.

2. associate
   

   - Associate smudging with the cleansing and refreshing feeling of a fresh, fragrant room.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that smudging is like a spiritual 'spring cleaning' for your home or personal space.

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