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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

Haakon's sister, Märtha Louise, has also courted controversy for remarrying an American self-styled shaman in 2024, their business activities ultimately leading her to step back from royal duties.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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

How would such a shaman be received by the other paqos?

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

The shamans, like the one seen in “Squid Game,” usually are mediators to the spirit world using divination or other rituals.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 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

Some of them worshipped nature spirits, gods of particular localities, their own ancestors, and female shamans who spoke with departed spirits and delivered prayers in song.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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