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shaman

[shah-muhn, shay-, sham-uhn] / ˈʃɑ mən, ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃæm ən /
NOUN
religious specialist
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Wu Shaohua, a 28-year-old from Jiangxi province, was dressed in what one imagines a Tibetan shaman might wear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

Spear dies a hero at the second season’s close, only for a shaman to reanimate him in the third season premiere as a zombie.

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026

There had been one possibility that had allowed me some hope: that I might become a shaman priestess.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

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

With all the shamans focused on him, the Villac Uma tipped the goblet slowly and carefully.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis


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