Shaman

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a medium between the visible world and an invisible spirit world and who practices magic or sorcery for purposes of healing, divination, and control over natural events.
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  • n. A traditional (prescientific) faith healer.
  • n. A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A priest of Shamanism; a wizard among the Shamanists.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A professor or priest of Shamanism; a wizard or conjurer among those who profess Shamanism.
  • Relating to Shamanism.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    non-christian priest    priest   
    Hyponym
    medicine man   
    Form
    technoshaman    shamanism   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    priest-doctor    witch doctor   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Daman    Damon    Haman    Lehmann    Philemon    Raman    Xiamen    bayman    cayman    daemon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sorcerer    mage    chieftain    healer    magician    tribesman    exorcist    seer    midwife    headman   
     
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