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shamanism

noun
/ˈʃeɪmənɪzəm/

Etymology

From shaman + -ism.

  1. derived from श्रमण#Noun_2 — “ascetic, monk, devotee”
  2. derived from samaṇa
  3. derived from 沙門 — “Buddhist monk”
  4. derived from ṣamāne — “monk”
  5. derived from *samān✻
  6. derived from шама̄н
  7. derived from шама́н
  8. borrowed from Schamane
  9. suffixed as shamanism — “shaman + ism”

Definitions

  1. Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the…

    Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world.

The neighborhood

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