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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sha•man /ˈʃɑmən, ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃæmən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anthropology(esp. among certain tribal peoples) a person who communicates between the natural and the supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, etc.
sha•man•ic /ʃəˈmænɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sha•man (shä′mən, shā′-, sham′ən),USA pronunciation n. - Anthropology(esp. among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
- Evenki ŝamān, samān
- Russian shamán, probably
- German Schamane
- 1690–1700;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shaman /ˈʃæmən/ n - a priest of shamanism
- a medicine man of a similar religion, esp among certain tribes of North American Indians
Etymology: 17th Century: from Russian shaman, from Tungusian ̆saman, from Pali samana Buddhist monk, ultimately from Sanskrit śrama religious exercise |