shamanism
/shah-muh-niz-uhm, shey-, sham-uh-/US // ˈʃɑ məˌnɪz əm, ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃæm ə- //UK // (ˈʃæməˌnɪzəm) //
萨满教,萨满主义
Related Words
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans.
- : any similar religion.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as infolk medicine
Examples
Shamanism is at the present time the popular religion, if indeed there is any that can be so designated.
Whether we call it fetichism, shamanism, nature worship or heathenism in its myriad forms, it is there in awful reality.
In its rudest forms, this pantheism branches out into animism or shamanism, fetichism and phallicism.
All are pagans and indulge in Shamanism, but each tribe has forms of its own.
The Goldees and Mangoons practice Shamanism in its general features, and have a few customs peculiar to themselves.
Level 3Browse all words →