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shaman

[shah-muhn, shey-, sham-uhn] / ˈʃɑ mən, ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃæm ən /
NOUN
religious specialist
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"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

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

Photographer Stuart Dods is one of those willing to take the treatment from a shaman.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2025

“They are coming for the bird,” the shaman said.

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

“The Villac Uma will give you the dried leaves that all shamans carry, and you can place them inside.”

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis




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