shamanic

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/ʃəˈmænɪk//ʃeɪˈmænɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to a shaman or to shamanism.

OriginEnglish shaman ← German Schamane ← Russian шама́н (šamán) →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectiveshamanic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a shaman or to shamanism.

    Ring sees both the NDE and UFOE as modern day shamanic initiations in which the journeyer (NDEer or UFOer) enters an "imaginal" reality, an alternative reality that coexists with physical reality and that is equally real.

    1992, Spirited Women Book Company (publisher), At the Crossroads, page 48

Origin

  1. Proto-Tungusic*samān
  2. Evenkiсама̄н (samān)
  3. Russianшама́н (šamán)
  4. GermanSchamane
  5. Englishshaman
  6. Englishshamanic

From shaman + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan xamànic
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French chamanique
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Polish szamański
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Portuguese xamânico
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Romanian șamanic
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Spanish chamánico
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shamanic

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Cite this entry
APA

shamanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamanic

MLA

“shamanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamanic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shamanic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamanic.

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