What is another word for ancestral spirits?

Pronunciation: [ansˈɛstɹə͡l spˈɪɹɪts] (IPA)

Ancestral spirits can be referred to in various ways depending on cultural beliefs and traditions. In African spirituality, they are commonly called "ancestors," "forefathers," or "foremothers." In Asian cultures, they are known as "ancestral beings," "guardian spirits," or "ancestral ghosts." In Native American traditions, they are referred to as "ancestral guides," "spirit helpers," or "ancestral protectors." Other synonyms for ancestral spirits can also include "ancestral deities," "ancestral guardians," "ancestral messengers," or "ancestral voices." Regardless of the word used, ancestral spirits typically play a vital role in many cultures by providing guidance, protection, and support to their living descendants.

What are the hypernyms for Ancestral spirits?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    divine beings, spiritual entities, divine forces, spiritual forces, spiritual powers, supernatural beings, supernatural entities.

Famous quotes with Ancestral spirits

  • All I'm trying to do is not join my ancestral spirits just yet.
    Joshua Nkomo
  • People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive.
    E. O. Wilson
  • I would like evolution to join the roster of other discredited religions, like the Cargo Cult of the South Pacific. Practitioners of Cargo Cult believed that manufactured products were created by ancestral spirits, and if they imitated what they had seen the white man do, they could cause airplanes to appear out of the sky, bringing valuable cargo like radios and TVs. So they constructed “airport towers” out of bamboo and “headphones” out of coconuts and waited for the airplanes to come with the cargo. It may sound silly, but in defense of the Cargo Cult, they did not wait as long for evidence supporting their theory as the Darwinists have waited for evidence supporting theirs.
    Ann Coulter

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