n.
Pronunciation: ' shä-m ə n, ' sh ā - also sh ə - ' män
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural shamans
Etymology: ultimately from Evenki (Tungusic language of Siberia) š am ā n
Date: 1698
1 : a priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events
2 : one who resembles a shaman especially : HIGH PRIEST 3
– sha · man · ic \ sh ə - ' ma-nik, - ' mä- \ adjective