two-spirit
Pronunciation
  • (British, America) IPA: /tuːˈspɪɹɪt/, /ˈtuːˌspɪɹɪt/
Noun

two-spirit

  1. A Native (North) American gender-variant, homosexual or bisexual person (especially one belonging to a traditional tribal third-gender, fourth-gender or transgender cultural category that has a ceremonial role).
Synonyms
  • berdache (offensive, no longer in contemporary use)
Translations Adjective

two-spirit (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to or being a two-spirit.
Synonyms
  • two-spirited
Translations Adjective

two-spirit (not comparable)

  1. (theology) Involving two spirits; especially, pertaining to the doctrine of dualism espoused in the so-called Treatise on the Two Spirits in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Translations
  • Russian: «с два



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