Thesaurus results for SHAMAN

shaman

noun

Definition of shaman

as in witch

someone who is believed in some cultures to be able to use magic to cure people who are sick, to control future events, etc. went to the shaman for a remedy

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Recent Examples of shaman If Wishes Could Kill represents shamanism in a similar way to Exhuma, depicting its shaman characters as low-key warriors capable of great sacrifice and power. — Kayti Burt, Time, 24 Apr. 2026 The only people believed capable of negotiating with the possessing winds, of restoring balance, are shamans of African descent. — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 When a 9,000 year-old grave of a shaman was discovered in 1930s Germany, the discovery was quickly politicized to support Nazi propaganda. — Greg Dixon, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026 The retreats are usually led by facilitators, shamans or therapists. — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shaman

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Noun

The standout interlude is the soldiers’ visit to the island domain of Circe, a treacherous witch played with deceptive calm and a misleading air of distraction by a bone-chilling Samantha Morton.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
What’s far more eloquent is the episode with the witch Circe (a terrific Samantha Morton), whose habit of tricking and transforming men into animals is rendered in evocatively physical, body-horror-esque imagery.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Definition of witch

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The bad blood just increases from there and gets exceedingly personal as each magician tries to outdo the other in an electrifying, gripping duel that tears apart both their lives.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026
The magician is already a legend, but another World Cup title would put him on another level entirely.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of magician

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Their quest pits them against wizards, monsters, dragons, and a sinister conspiracy in a lighthearted fantasy adventure inspired by the tabletop RPG.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The books about the life of a young wizard were adapted into a movie series that debuted in 2001 with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of wizard

Noun

This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Or this one, where the mage Nic Cage totes Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Definition of mage

Noun

The sequence featuring Circe, the sorcerer who turns Odysseus’s men into pigs, might be the most disturbing of them all, not so much for what’s shown as for what’s implied, as the men’s body-horror-like transformations occur in tight shots.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026
But that apprehension is directed toward monsters, goddesses, sorcerers, and nymphs.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

Definition of sorcerer

Noun

Using a warlock’s old spellbook, the aspiring filmmakers conjure a seemingly harmless mutant, who unbeknownst to them, has dastardly designs of world domination.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The bony villain is a warlock who stole the throne of Eternia from King Randor and now rules it with a tyrannical fist.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026

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