noun · countable / uncountable · rare

shamanism

shamanism · shamanisms

шаманізм, шаманство

шаманизм

Schamanismus

Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with…Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world.

/ˈʃeɪmənɪzəm/

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world.
Schamanismus
шамани́змšamanízm
шамані́змšamanízm, шама́нствоšamánstvo

More definitions

an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)

Translations

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Forms

plural: shamanisms

Singular	shamanism
Plural	shamanisms

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Synonyms

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Close in meaning

an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans:Asian shamanism