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shamanism.

Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃeɪmənɪzəm//ˈʃɑːmənɪzəm/
  1. Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Tungusic *samān Evenki сама̄н (samān)bor. Russian шама́н (šamán)bor. German Schamanebor. English shaman Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English shamanism From shaman + -ism.

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