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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "MAHN" (as in "mark")/

Meaning

An indigenous spiritual healer who uses medicinal plants, rituals, and ancestral wisdom to cure physical and spiritual ailments. Shamans are the bridge between the human world and the spiritual realm.

Examples

The shaman healed him with a plant medicine ceremony.

We went to a shaman in the Amazon and it was a life-changing experience.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, the absolute, no-question-about-it truth. Adding "del planeta" to "la neta" cranks the emphasis to maximum: what follows is 100% real, no exaggeration, no spin, no story. You are not just saying it is true, you are staking the whole planet on it.