sham·an
noun/ˈʃeɪmən/, /ˈʃɑːmən/, /ˈʃæmən/
/ˈʃeɪmən/, /ˈʃɑːmən/, /ˈʃæmən/
- a person in some religions and societies who is believed to be able to contact good and evil spirits and cure people of illnesses
Topics Religion and festivalsc2萨满(据信能和善恶神灵沟通,能治病的人) Word Originlate 17th cent.: from German Schamane and Russian shaman, from Tungus šaman.