shaman
A traditional faith healer.
Other meanings
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.
Related words
- neoshaman
- nonshaman
- shamanesque
- shamanhood
- shamanic
- shamanish
- shamanist
- shamanistic
- shamanlike
- shamanly
- shamanry
- shamaness
Word history
From Russian "шама́н".
Where this comes from
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