smudging

/ ˈsmʌdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. a traditional Native American method of using smoke from burning herbs to purify a space

Example Sentences

The two women move around the room, burning herbs and shaking shamanic rattles while singing and chanting in a purification ritual known as "smudging".

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Harrell’s proposal preserves the basic framework of the urban village strategy, while at the same time renaming them, smudging their boundaries and targeting additional areas for development.

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Traditionally, burning sage or smudging sage is the practice of burning herbs to purify or bless people and places.

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Previous attempts at putting the magazine on microfilm had resulted in barely legible pages marred by heavy black smudging, with some parts of pages missing or damaged.

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This pretty kit contains mountain sage, frankincense, myrrh and white copal resin; a Selenite stick; crystals and a palo santo stick for smudging.

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