Meanings
nounmudang (plural mudangs)
plural mudangs
- A Korean shaman, usually female, who acts as intercessor between a god or gods and human beings.
Most mudangs are women who say they discovered their ability to serve as a mediator between the human and spirit worlds after emerging from a critical illness.
2007 July 7, Choe Sang-Hun, “Shamanism Enjoys Revival in Techno-Savvy South Korea”, in New York Times
Origin
- Korean무당(巫堂)
- Englishmudang
Borrowed from Korean 무당(巫堂) (mudang).
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APA
mudang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudang
MLA
“mudang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudang. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mudang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudang.
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