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Synonyms for shaman

All synonyms

Noun

1. Mage — A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and…

mage, priest-doctor, medicine man, witch doctor, magician, medicine woman

Other

obeah

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.

    Near-synonyms: medicine man, medicine woman, priest-doctor, witch doctor

Related words

Word family
shamaness shamanize

Forms

Plural
shamans → mages, priest-doctors, magicians, obeahs…

Example sentences

  • mage In the distance can be seen a mage clothed entirely in black.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
shamanrising
magerising
obeahrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
mage
5 letters
obeah
8 letters
magician3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (magician3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
chaman
Italiano
sciamano
Deutsch
Schamane