medicine man

Definitions

1. A Native American shamanistic healer.
2. A traditional healer among other indigenous or ancient peoples.
3. The pitchman at a medicine show.

Equivalents

14 more languages

Bosanskikamšaman

Suomipoppamiesšamaani

Galegomenciñeiro

Hrvatskikamšaman

Bahasa Indonesiadatu

Italianouomo di medicina

Kurdîkamsaman

Latviešupūšļotājs

Nederlandsmedicijnman

Polskiznachor

Portuguêscurandeiracurandeiro

Српскиkamšaman

Svenskamedicinman

TürkçebakşıkamOtacışamanüfürükçü+ 2 more

Examples

“And the Jossakeeds, the Prophets, The Wabenos, the Magicians, And the Medicine-men, the Medas, Painted upon bark and deer-skin Figures for the songs they chanted”

“Sitting Bull is commonly thought of as a warrior. In point⟳ of fact he was not. He was a “medicine man;” which means that he included within himself the three professions of the priesthood, medicine and law.”

“When, however, the plant⟳ spirits were not strong enough in themselves, then the family called in the Medicine Man. He appeared, a "monster of so frightful mien", with noise making apparatus which produced such a terrifying din that even the hardiest demon was likely to flee⟳.”

“"I'm sorry kiddies," he said, "but I haven't very much faith in Medicine Men."”

“After the death of Ekwefi's second child, Okonkwo had gone to a medicine man, who was also a diviner of the Afa Oracle, to enquire what was amiss.”

“The medicine man, remembering the previous winter's disastrous prediction, decided to cover⟳ himself. So he did a medicine dance⟳, threw some spirit dust around and proclaimed, "Winter will be bad."”

“One of the most successful of the tent road-showmen is Dr. J. Van Cleve, old-time medicine man, who operates out of Portland. Van Cleve pitches his tent for a week and shows a different film program⟳ each night combined with a vaude show⟳.”

“the medicine man offered free entertainment in exchange⟳ for an opportunity to sell⟳ hope⟳ to a nation of individually troubled people.”

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