shamanism
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1. an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | faith, religion, religious belief, faith, religion, religious belief, |
| definition | : | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny (noun.cognition) |
2. any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes) (noun.cognition)
| domain region | : | america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, |
| definition | : | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 (noun.location) |
3. an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | shamanist, shamanistic, shamanist, shamanistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to shamanism (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | shamanist, shamanistic, shamanist, shamanistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to shamanism (adj.pert) |
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