sangoma
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sangoma
from Zulu isangoma
Example Sentences
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On the big screen, she captivated audiences with her role as a sangoma, or traditional healer, in the 2004 Oscar-nominated South African film Yesterday.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
It’s a practice he honed through his training as a sangoma, a traditional spiritual healer, and it is essential to his craft.
From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2023
Madondile turned to antiretrovirals as a last resort, when his immune system was nearly nonexistent and a pilgrimage to a Malawian sangoma, or traditional healer, proved futile.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2016
Before becoming a full-fledged sangoma, trainees, who are initiated in a spiritual ceremony, must go through a learning period when they are referred to as a “thwasa”.
From Time • Mar. 6, 2015
This case also attracted a large crowd — not to see me, but to find out whether the white man’s laws could be applied to a sangoma.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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