| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sha·man |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  shä m n, sh - |
| NOUN: | 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. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Russian, from Tungus  aman, Buddhist monk, shaman, from Tocharian B  amne, monk, from Prakrit amana, from Sanskrit  rama a , from ráma, religious exercise. | | OTHER FORMS: | sha·manic (sh-m n k) —ADJECTIVE
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