sha·man (shä m n, 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  rama a , from ráma, religious exercise.]sha·man ic (sh-m n k) adj. |
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