vision quest

American  

noun

Anthropology.

1. (especially among some North American Indians) the ritual seeking of personal communication with the spirit world through visions that are induced by fasting, prayer, and other measures during a time of isolation: typically undertaken by an adolescent male.

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Etymology

Origin of vision quest

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

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vision quest

What she landed on feels both cozy and exploratory — a homecoming disguised as a vision quest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

Servais briefly pondered the notion of a Kelenic-Rodriguez tandem that’s in sync and raking with consistency — a Seattle vision quest for four years and counting.

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023

But there’s more to Shetler than such cliches might suggest — and more to this story than an ad hoc vision quest gone wrong.

From Washington Post ● May 19, 2022

And we all expect Bran to have prophetic visions, but don’t necessarily want him to win the Game of Game of Thrones just for going on a six-scene vision quest.

From The Verge ● Feb. 28, 2019

I once saw Redbird going to White Bear when he was on his vision quest.

From Shaman by Robert Shea

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