smudging

/ ˈsmʌdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. a traditional Native American method of using smoke from burning herbs to purify a space

Example Sentences

Harrell’s proposal preserves the basic framework of the urban village strategy, while at the same time renaming them, smudging their boundaries and targeting additional areas for development.

From Seattle Times

Traditionally, burning sage or smudging sage is the practice of burning herbs to purify or bless people and places.

From Salon

Smudging can clear your emotional, energetic, spiritual and physical body.

From Salon

While this wellness practice has been popularized by wellness gurus and witchy social media influencers, smudging sage originated with the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.

From Salon

For Native people, smudging is the ceremony used for spiritual cleansing or blessing, but not all Indigenous people even use sage to smudge.

From Salon