Synonyms of shamans

shamans

noun

plural of shaman

as in witches

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

Related Words

• witches
• magicians
• wizards
• sorcerers
• mages
• warlocks
• hags
• conjurers
• enchanters
• necromancers
• witch doctors
• medicine men
• magi
• prophets
• sorceresses
• charmers
• diviners
• Magians
• occultists
• voodoos
• shamanists
• mediums
• seers
• enchantresses
• soothsayers
• voodooists
• fortune-tellers
• hexes
• wonder-workers
• thaumaturges
• theurgists
• prognosticators
• exorcists
• thaumaturgists
• foreseers
• crystal gazers
• prophesiers
• exorcisers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shamans

Upon arrival, the girls find a community of ravers and psychedelic rockers, romantics and orgiastics, shamans who serve as doctors, and poets who believe themselves to be prophets. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Sci-fi blends with folklore as shamans stand in fields to anoint the new drone gods. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

That means kicking off with the sacred mountain where shamans perform mudang rituals, the spiritual tradition at the heart of the storyline, and then using that inspiration to step into the soundproof studio to put your vocal chops to the test. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Ochre figures of hunters, eland, and dancing shamans come into focus. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Along the way, travelers will meet local shamans, experience traditional llanero (cowboy) culture, and be led by a Mayan spiritual guide and archaeologist. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026

The shamans gathered by the sea on Herradura Beach in the Chorrillos district in Lima, Peru's capital, holding up posters of the two candidates. — ABC News, 1 June 2026

That being said, shamans are currently experiencing a moment in Korean pop culture that recontextualizes mu-dang as hip. — 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