shamanesque

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adjective

In the manner of a shaman.

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Meanings

adjectiveshamanesque (comparative more shamanesque, superlative most shamanesque)

comparative more shamanesque · superlative most shamanesque

  1. In the manner of a shaman.

    His shamanesque installers are two brothers who live in tepees on a squat in the Ibizan forest, and who cleanse new tepees with sage burning and song.

    2007 August 2, Julia Chaplin, “A New Tribe of Tepee Dwellers”, in New York Times

Origin

From shaman + -esque.

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APA

shamanesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamanesque

MLA

“shamanesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamanesque. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shamanesque,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamanesque.

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