shaman

/shah-muhn, shey-, sham-uhn/US // ˈʃɑ mən, ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃæm ən //UK // (ˈʃæmən) //

巫师,巫医,巫婆,萨满

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.

nounreligious specialist

Forms: shamans

Synonyms

Some researchers suspect that this man was a ritual leader, such as a shaman.
Some followers, including a Phoenix man who dressed as a shaman and toted a “Q sent me” sign during the rally, have been arrested.
Healers and shamans in myriad cultures had the knowledge to administer concoctions made out of herbs and plants to treat people of their ailments.
A shaman—a stout, middle-aged woman with long, dark hair—leads us through the permission ceremony.
After a few moments of silence, the shaman tells us that the spirit has allowed us inside what she calls “the womb of the earth.”
To hear 26-year-old Jillian Banks talk about her music is like listening to a shaman explain the mechanics of a complex spell.
But, like a traditional shaman, Coltrane clearly believed that the drums served as a springboard to a higher order of engagement.
As the Cofán shaman blew strongly over the cup, I took those few seconds to contemplate how I had managed to find myself here.
Let a shaman wave vine leaves over her and enforce a little semi-public shaming.
Don't listen to urban people scared of their own shadow, it will be fantastic, and with a Taita [shaman].
This struggle has been going on from the time of the "shaman" to the present moment.

Examples

Some researchers suspect that this man was a ritual leader, such as a shaman.

Some followers, including a Phoenix man who dressed as a shaman and toted a “Q sent me” sign during the rally, have been arrested.

Healers and shamans in myriad cultures had the knowledge to administer concoctions made out of herbs and plants to treat people of their ailments.

A shaman—a stout, middle-aged woman with long, dark hair—leads us through the permission ceremony.

After a few moments of silence, the shaman tells us that the spirit has allowed us inside what she calls “the womb of the earth.”

To hear 26-year-old Jillian Banks talk about her music is like listening to a shaman explain the mechanics of a complex spell.

But, like a traditional shaman, Coltrane clearly believed that the drums served as a springboard to a higher order of engagement.

As the Cofán shaman blew strongly over the cup, I took those few seconds to contemplate how I had managed to find myself here.

Let a shaman wave vine leaves over her and enforce a little semi-public shaming.

Don't listen to urban people scared of their own shadow, it will be fantastic, and with a Taita [shaman].

This struggle has been going on from the time of the "shaman" to the present moment.