shaman
IPA: ʃˈeɪmʌn
noun
- A traditional (unscientific) faith healer.
- A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds.
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Examples of "shaman" in Sentences
- He is the supreme shaman to the god.
- The medium is the modern urban shaman.
- Goblin Shaman are the magical counterpart of the Bosses.
- Laogzed's shamans officiate at the annual shedding of the skins.
- The ritual marked the initiation of a new shaman for the village.
- In many cultures, the shaman also fulfills the role of the psychopomp.
- The ritual serves to cure the shinbyeong and also to induct the new shaman.
- He or she accompanies the rituals and interprets the behavior of the shaman.
- It proclaims the shaman's abilities and announces the shaman to the spirits.
- If the shaman succeeds in appeasing her the animals will be released as normal.
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