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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

Devin even gives her something he received from a Maori shaman during their first one-on-one date in New Zealand.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024

There isn’t much to tell of the next few days as we made our way to the shaman gathering.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis




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