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Shamanic

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sha·man  (shämn, sh-)
n.
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a medium between the visible world and an invisible spirit world and who practices magic or sorcery for purposes of healing, divination, and control over natural events.
[Russian, from Tungus aman, Buddhist monk, shaman, from Tocharian B amne, monk, from Prakrit amana, from Sanskrit ramaa, from ráma, religious exercise.]
sha·manic (sh-mnk) adj.
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