angakok
or an·ge·kok
[ ang-guh-kok ]
noun
a shaman in Inuit society.
Origin of angakok
1First recorded in 1760–70; from Danish angekok (earlier angekkok ), from Inuit (Greenlandic, eastern Canada) angakkoq
Words Nearby angakok
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How to use angakok in a sentence
One angakok throws her with his harpoon, another631 one stabs her, and by this means they cut off all the transgressions.
The thong is attached to the end of a stick which is held in hand by the angakok.
The performance of a self-confident angakok is quite impressive—if one has not witnessed it too many times before.
The North Pole | Robert E. PearyThe angakok is generally not loved—he knows too many unpleasant things that are going to happen, so he says.
The North Pole | Robert E. PearyThe business of the angakok is mainly singing incantations and going into trances, for he has no medicines.
The North Pole | Robert E. Peary
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