as in witch
someone who is believed in some cultures to be able to use magic to cure people who are sick, to control future events, etc.
went to the shaman for a remedy
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Recent Examples of shaman
After a confrontation with the local shaman whose beliefs clash with her own, the missionary’s son (Klyne) is seemingly possessed by an ancient spirit.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Jong-goo suspects a mysterious Japanese man (Jun Kunimura) who recently moved to the area, and must decide between whether to trust a mysterious woman in white (Chun Woo-hee) or a shaman named Il-gwang (Hwang Jung-min) in his quest to save his daughter.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
With Lottie as their shaman, the girls and Travis (Kevin Alves) practiced tuning into their surroundings, engaging in casual sacrifices (a few drops of blood or dead birds here and there), and ultimately creating a ritual way to hunt, kill, and eat one of their own while food ran scarce.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Well, Hyun-ju does beat up the shaman lady, Seon-nyeo, at one time by slapping her.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Jong-goo suspects a mysterious Japanese man (Jun Kunimura) who recently moved to the area, and must decide between whether to trust a mysterious woman in white (Chun Woo-hee) or a shaman named Il-gwang (Hwang Jung-min) in his quest to save his daughter.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
With Lottie as their shaman, the girls and Travis (Kevin Alves) practiced tuning into their surroundings, engaging in casual sacrifices (a few drops of blood or dead birds here and there), and ultimately creating a ritual way to hunt, kill, and eat one of their own while food ran scarce.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Well, Hyun-ju does beat up the shaman lady, Seon-nyeo, at one time by slapping her.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaman
Noun
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Rather, the singer-songwriter was inspired to write the song after reading author Mary Bartlet Leader’s 1972 novel Triad: A Novel of the Supernatural, which featured a character who is possessed by the ghost of a witch named Rhiannon.—
John Russell,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Developed by Knight’s Peak, the adventure puts players in the shoes of a witch’s mouse familiar.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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There’s a place that opened in Brooklyn that has really great magicians: 69 Atlantic.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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No-Look Hocus Pocus Watching Giannis throw no-look dimes is like seeing a magician pull rabbits out of hats—except the rabbit is usually Brook Lopez dunking on someone’s head.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Can your brain be trained to become a chart-predicting wizard?—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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See It, Feel It, Buy It Six years after The Who released Tommy, the British rockers followed it with a 1975 film starring Roger Daltrey as the titular pinball wizard.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2024
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Weaver is making her West End stage debut as storm-creating sorcerer Prospero in The Tempest.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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There is the love of Irish and Mexican dance traditions, love challenged by evil sorcerers and family dynamics and the passionate love that ends in tragedy.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This month, revelers across the nation are dressing up as witches and warlocks.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Oct. 2024
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Salem, a 500-year-old human warlock sentenced to live for 100 years as a cat as punishment for his magical hubris, embodies this tension brilliantly.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2024
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This is indicative of someone who puts men at the center of their universe, viewing other women as either competition or jealous hags.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Shaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaman. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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