Sekirov Dictionary

two-spirit

/tuːˈspɪɹɪt/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 2

adjective2

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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.
- Paul's grasp of the [Holy] Spirit as the sign of the erupting messianic age is at odds with the two-spirit thought of Qumran which never became incompatible with law observance. — 1957
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(US, Canada) Of, pertaining to, or being a two-spirit (noun sense).
- A Hupa two-spirit male told me: / I was real feminine as a child, from as early as I can remember. […] Within the family, Indians believe you can be whatever you choose. — 1996

noun1

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(US, Canada) A Native North American bisexual, homosexual, or gender-variant person; especially one belonging to a traditional tribal third-gender, fourth-gender, or transgender cultural category that has a ceremonial role.
- The Lakota, by the way, called their Two-Spirits winkte and wapetokeca which means "people with special powers." — 2006

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two spirits · two-spirits

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