What does shaman mean?
Shaman means A traditional faith healer..
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/ˈʃɑːmən/ · noun
A traditional faith healer..
Near-synonyms: medicine man, medicine woman, priest-doctor, witch doctor
Shepard: What rites did you go through to become chief shaman? Shaman: Becoming the shaman is excruciating. I passed through rites that made me wish to die. I carry the scars on my soul. Shaman: I must perform rites each dawn and dusk to keep me bound into our krogan nature. Our spirit is one of violence and death. I must be attuned to that.
Use shaman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shaman means A traditional faith healer..
Common synonyms include witch doctor, medicine man, medicine woman, priest-doctor.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: medicine man, medicine woman, priest-doctor, witch doctor
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