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Definition of: shaman
(shä′mən, shā′-, sham′ən) noun
1. A priest of Shamanism; a magician.
2. Among certain northwestern North American Indians, a tribal medicine man or wizard.
—adjective Of or pertaining to a shaman: also sha·man·ic (shə·man′ik). [<Russian <Tungusic samān <Skt. śamaṇa ascetic]
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