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English word
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun has 2 senses
- shamanism(n = noun.cognition) - any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes);
- shamanism(n = noun.cognition) asian shamanism - an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans;
Derived form adjective shamanistic1
Derived form adjective shamanistic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
, n.
The type of religion which once prevalied among all the Ural-Altaic peoples (Tungusic, Mongol, and Turkish), and which still survives in various parts of Northern Asia. The Shaman, or wizard priest, deals with good as well as with evil spirits, especially the good spirits of ancestors. Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster]