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shamanistic

adj

Etymology

From shaman + -istic.

  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 shamanistic — “shaman + istic”

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of shamanism.

    • From Christ to the Fisher King of the Grail legends, the man suffering from a magical wound is no ordinary man; he is the man who has transcended the duality of sexuality, the man with a vulva, the shamanistic androgyne.
    • There are an estimated 300 shamanistic temples within an hour of Seoul’s bustling city center, and in them, shamans perform their clamorous ceremonies every day.

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