peyote
6
9.9
- noun
- /peɪˈoʊti/
- NSFW
:
mescalina
- For religious purposes, the plaintiffs in Smith ingested peyote, a controlled substance, the use of which was then illegal under Oregon law.
- peyote religion
- peyote, a hallucinogenic drug
Examples
-
In some native cultures, shamans use peyote during ceremonies to call forth visions.
-
A drug rehabilitation worker is fired when it is discovered that he has used peyote, a hallucinogenic drug, during a Native American Indian religious ceremony.
Academic text (1993) -
The peyote mother has promised a fourth vision.
-
But the peyote is obviously affecting their brains.
-
You're talking about peyote, right?
Fiction book (2000) -
Peter and I saw Moloch one day when we took peyote and were wandering around downtown streets.
-
Despite these figures, many Kiowas attended church services, prayer meetings, and peyote meetings.
Academic text (1994) -
The conversion of land to private property and the simultaneous removal of Native Americans to reservations during the 19th-century expansion of the United States are events historically intertwined with the origin and spread of the peyote religion among Native American groups.
Academic text (2016) -
The dispute in the case arose over the use of peyote, a hallucinogenic drug, in Native American religious rituals.
-
Despite these figures, many Kiowas attended church services, prayer meetings, and peyote meetings.
Synonyms
9
9.9
A strong drug from the peyote cactus that makes people see things that are not real
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peyote is also the name given to the active, mind-changing substance found in that cactus, and the name comes from the Nahuatl peyotl meaning 'cactus'. That's why the drug is called peyote—it is named after the plant that produces it.