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shaman

[shah-muhn, shay-, sham-uhn] / ˈʃɑ mən, ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃæm ən /
NOUN
religious specialist
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Some recited Whanki's essays, while a local shaman performed a "healing ritual".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

"May all that is bad dissolve into the river and never return," the shaman chanted.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

Another woman then informed the victim by telephone that the "shaman" had fallen into a severe coma as a result of the ritual.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025

It gives Crystal one of his rare openings for a laugh line, “Say hi to your shaman, wish him a happy 1969 for me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

And as a shaman, I can discover things in the spirit where I cannot go in the body, and I spent much time in trance, exploring that world.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

He points to the ayahuasqueros, or shamans of the Amazon Basin, as an example of how humans have engaged in radically different methodologies of discovery for generations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

Peruvian shamans predict global conflict, a White House shakeup in 2026.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025

Mr Verrett has said he is the latest in six generations of shamans and once said he died for four minutes and 25 seconds.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024

And the FDA will not approve a ceremony involving shamans and chanting and all of that.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024

The two men concentrated on the heart of the llama, and all the gathered shamans also studied the heart intently, speaking to it in praise and trying to listen to its message.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis




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