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shaman

[shah-muhn, shey-, sham-uhn] / ˈʃɑ mən, ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃæm ən /
NOUN
religious specialist
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Channeling the music like a crazed shaman, Jagger shimmied and sashayed, owning the stage like few lead singers have before or since.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Once, they brought in a shaman to cleanse the house with sage and cedar during a full blood moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Police in Austria have issued a European arrest warrant for a woman they believe posed as a shaman to defraud victims out of large sums of money.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

He did this often to show he was pleased with himself, but now it looked as if he was agreeing with the shaman.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis




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