peyote
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of peyote
1840–50, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl peyotl
Vocabulary lists containing peyote
Example Sentences
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Among those voices of hope are Indigenous leaders like Sandor Iron Rope, President of the Native American Church of South Dakota and board member of the Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2023
“Every time I write, a Moccia book self-ignites,” Willie Peyote, an indie rapper, rhymes in “Peyote451.”
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2021
Pitchers: Time has finally been called on the Spaghetti Garden, Brass Monkey, Roxanne and Peyote Cafe, and Adams Morgan is all the better for it.
From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2018
I wound up also publishing a major paper that showed that those who follow the Peyote Way are cognitively healthy/similar to Native non-adherents and also presented with healthier lifetime satisfaction and mental health.
From Scientific American • Jul. 15, 2017
Moreover he did not take peyote for his illness; he simply prayed to Peyote in a manner very similar to praying to a spirit guardian for assistance.
From Washo Religion by Downs, James F.
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