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PRIEST-DOCTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does priest-doctor mean?
• PRIEST-DOCTOR (noun)
The noun PRIEST-DOCTOR has 1 sense:
1. in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
Familiarity information: PRIEST-DOCTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
priest-doctor; shaman
Hypernyms ("priest-doctor" is a kind of...):
non-Christian priest; priest (a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "priest-doctor"):
medicine man (a Native American shaman)
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