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    PRIEST-DOCTOR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    In societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divinationplay

    Synonyms:

    priest-doctor; shaman

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    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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