thăng đồng
Definition
- Verb (archaic, religious context):
- To cease being in a trance (said of a medium): Refers specifically to the moment when a spirit medium exits the state of trance or possession, concluding the ritual communication with deities or spirits.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau nghi lễ, thầy pháp thăng đồng một cách trang nghiêm. (After the ritual, the medium ceased the trance solemnly.)
- Khi vị thần rời đi, người đồng đã thăng đồng. (When the deity departed, the medium came out of the trance.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in the context of Vietnamese indigenous religious practices, such as Đạo Mẫu (Mother Goddess worship) and spirit mediumship rituals (hầu đồng). It describes the final, crucial phase of the ritual where the medium's consciousness returns to normal.
Variants and Related Words
Hầu đồng (v): to perform spirit mediumship; the ritual where a medium goes into a trance to embody various deities.
- Bà ấy thường xuyên hầu đồng ở đền. (She often performs mediumship rituals at the temple.)
Nhập đồng (v): to enter a trance; the act of a medium becoming possessed by a spirit.
- Sau khi khấn vái, bà bắt đầu nhập đồng. (After making offerings, she began to enter the trance.)
Synonyms
- To come out of a trance: The general act of exiting a trance state.
- To disengage (from possession): To cease being controlled by a spirit entity.
Related Idioms
- Lên đồng - thăng đồng: This phrase describes the complete cycle of a mediumship ritual, from "going into trance" (lên đồng) to "ceasing trance" (thăng đồng).
- Một buổi hầu đồng phải đủ các bước từ lên đồng đến thăng đồng. (A mediumship session must fully include the steps from entering to ceasing the trance.)