shamanic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- non-shamanic adjective
- shamanically adverb
Example Sentences
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"The shamanic term is a foot in each world," she says.
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
His music ignored genre boundaries, and his singing often sounded like shamanic incantations in an invented language.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024
Little is actually known about Sámi shamanic regalia since few related archeological sites survived intact.
From National Geographic • Dec. 21, 2023
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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