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shamanist

American  
[shah-muhn-ist, shay-muhn-ist] / ˈʃɑ mən ɪst, ˈʃeɪ mən ɪst /

noun

plural

shamanists
  1. a shaman or a person who practices or believes in shamanism.

  2. anyone thought of as possessing secret knowledge or mysterious powers in a particular field of activity.


adjective

  1. a less common variant of shamanistic.

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Kim Hee-young, 21, said she welcomed Yoon's intention to boost public access, unless the relocation was driven by shamanist belief.

From Reuters • Mar. 18, 2022

But far more intriguing than the legal possibilities raised by the case is the research Veatch did into one of Korea’s ancient cultures: shamanist religion.

From Newsweek

A kam told Potanin that the shamanist passion was hereditary, like noble birth.

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.

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