priest-doctor
priest-doctor · priest-doctors
шаман, знахар
шаман, знахарь, волхв
Schamane, Schamanin
A person who acts as a medium between the spirit and the visible worlds, performing…A person who acts as a medium between the spirit and the visible worlds, performing healing or divination rituals.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who acts as a medium between the spirit and the visible worlds, performing healing or divination rituals.
in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
Forms
plural: priest-doctors| Singular | priest-doctor |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination:shaman
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.