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shamanic

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[shuh-man-ik, shay-, -mahn-] / ʃəˈmæn ɪk, ʃeɪ-, -ˈmɑn- /

adjective

  1. relating to or resembling shamanism or shamans.


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She also trained with shamanic communities throughout Central and South America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Her signature massage that incorporates her shamanic rituals costs $750.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

The two women move around the room, burning herbs and shaking shamanic rattles while singing and chanting in a purification ritual known as "smudging".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025

For both Christians and the newly converted Turkish Muslims in the period, there was an almost shamanic, magical property to the holy dead that went far beyond doctrine.

From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024

He was a shamanic outsider who was born to a virgin girl in a village far to the north.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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