Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of certain traditional societies, especially of northern Asia and of North and South America, 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A professor or priest of Shamanism; a wizard or conjurer among those who profess Shamanism.
- Relating to Shamanism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A priest of Shamanism; a wizard among the Shamanists.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
traditional (prescientific )faith healer . - noun A member of certain
tribal societies who acts as areligious medium between the concrete andspirit worlds .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When you think of the term shaman or medicine man it might conjure up images of African witchdoctors.
ScreenTalk 2009
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When you think of the term shaman or medicine man it might conjure up images of African witchdoctors.
ScreenTalk 2009
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When you think of the term shaman or medicine man it might conjure up images of African witchdoctors.
ScreenTalk 2009
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When you think of the term shaman or medicine man it might conjure up images of African witchdoctors.
ScreenTalk 2009
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A HREF = "images1105/i1105large. jpg" Here again, we see the coexistence of indigenous and Spanish beliefs, as a shaman is among the figures gathered in the pews.
Cancun's Cultural Oasis: La Casa del Arte Popular Mexicano 2007
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A HREF = "images1105/i1105large. jpg" Here again, we see the coexistence of indigenous and Spanish beliefs, as a shaman is among the figures gathered in the pews.
Cancun's Cultural Oasis: La Casa del Arte Popular Mexicano 2007
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The shaman is the state shifter, the channel-changer par excellence, for the shaman is the master technician of ecstasy.
Flowers of Wiricuta - book excerpt: chapter 6 Responsible Ecstasy 2006
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The shaman is the state shifter, the channel-changer par excellence, for the shaman is the master technician of ecstasy.
Flowers of Wiricuta - book excerpt: chapter 6 Responsible Ecstasy 2006
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On one side of the shaman is a bonfire and on the other side are the ceremonial objects, including ears of corn and peyote.
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On one side of the shaman is a bonfire and on the other side are the ceremonial objects, including ears of corn and peyote.
bilby commented on the word shaman
This is one of those words where I thought I might find a fascinating etymology, and didn't.
November 28, 2014