smoking ceremony

noun

An ancient custom among Indigenous Australians that involves burning various native plants to produce smoke, performed at major events, such as births and deaths, or to welcome important visitors.

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Meanings

nounsmoking ceremony (plural smoking ceremonies)

plural smoking ceremonies

  1. AustraliaAn ancient custom among Indigenous Australians that involves burning various native plants to produce smoke, performed at major events, such as births and deaths, or to welcome important visitors.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 煙熏儀式 /烟熏仪式
  • 煙熏儀式 /烟熏仪式 (yānxūn yíshì)ancient custom
Finnish savuseremonia
  • savuseremoniaancient custom
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APA

smoking ceremony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoking%20ceremony

MLA

“smoking ceremony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoking%20ceremony. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smoking ceremony,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoking%20ceremony.

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