plural shamans
1
: a priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events
2
: one who resembles a shaman
especially
: high priest sense 3
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Or a gathering of healers and shamans in Catemaco, Veracruz, for La Noche de Brujas (Night of the Witches)?
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Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Min claimed that the shaman is simply a friend of hers.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
What happened on January 6th and to the Arizonans from the Jan. 6 Capitol attack like the QAnon shaman?
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Starting in the present allows Jenkins to bring back Simba’s uncouth sidekicks, Timon (Billy Eichner) and Pumbaa (Seth Rogen), while simian shaman Rafiki serves as narrator.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Min claimed that the shaman is simply a friend of hers.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
What happened on January 6th and to the Arizonans from the Jan. 6 Capitol attack like the QAnon shaman?
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Starting in the present allows Jenkins to bring back Simba’s uncouth sidekicks, Timon (Billy Eichner) and Pumbaa (Seth Rogen), while simian shaman Rafiki serves as narrator.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Shaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shaman. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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