theurgist
Example Sentences
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These articles were laid in a niche behind the theurgist, whose permanent seat was on the west side of the lodge facing east.
From Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians by James Stevenson
Only the theurgist and his attendants and a few of the near relatives of the invalid were present at this ceremony.
From Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians by James Stevenson
The tribesman who combined the offices of manager, theurgist, song priest, or master of ceremonies was paid exorbitantly for his professional services.
From Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 by John Wesley Powell
As I have already pointed out, Moses was a very great theurgist, as many saints and prophets have been.
From The Emancipation of Massachusetts by Brooks Adams
The man with painted face received the husk from the theurgist, who returned to his seat and at once opened the chant with the rattle.
From Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians by James Stevenson
