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Shaman

1. A religious leader of a tribal group. Shamans are known to practice sorcery for beneficial purposes. 2. A class in the MMORPG World of Warcraft, which is playable only by players of the Horde faction. Originaly from Warcraft III, the Shaman carries an arsenal of spells "borrowed" from other classes. Shamans can heal, nuke, snare, deal damage over time, and invoke their weapons with special abilities making them very proficient at melee combat as well. Being the most balanced class in the game, Shamans are often viewed as over-powered since they can easily cover their weaknesses with a given spell.

She visited the shaman of the tribe so that he may rid her of her horrible affliction.

by Jimmy July 18, 2005

Shaman

It's fucking plural, much like sheep. Just because Blizzard calls them "Shamans" does not mean they're correct. Have some pride, use correct English.

My Arena 2v2 team went up against two Shaman the other day. They kicked our asses.

by professorshaman March 17, 2009

Shaman

A local kind of homeboy who is always trying to help-a-brotha-out.

Damen: Yo Shaman you got the supplies? Shaman:Here ya go brotha!

by Dsnutsnmouth June 08, 2010

Shaman

A derogatory term for just being insane amounts of bad at anything you try to achieve. The term was generated from a class in World of Warcraft that destroys players possibility to be 'good' and makes them into terribads at no matter what they try to play in the future.

1) Stop acting like a Shaman. 2) Stop playing like a Shaman. 3) Shaman. 4) You fail so hard you're now an honorary Shaman.

by Arthas Menethil April 22, 2009

Shaman

A Mongolian priest. Oftentimes used by ethnocentric Westerners to describe the entire planet under the assumption that all "primitive" traditions are identical.

My blue-eyed Cherokee-princess-descended shaman charges $500 for a Sundance.

by Xyzzy June 18, 2004

Shaman

Pronounced Sham-an (not the Sha-man version) A term for Uber Shamans who don't take crap from any other class and love nukes. Also a Tribal Leader and/or Healer.

That Shaman just nuked their whole clan! AWESOME!

by Kalashnikov46 September 12, 2007

shamanism

Shamanism combines a range of traditional beliefs and practices focusing on communication with the spirit world, and higher power. A practitioner of shamanism is known as a shaman. There are many variations of shamanism throughout the world, but several common beliefs are shared by all forms of shamanism. Shamans are intermediaries between the human and spirit worlds. According to believers, they can treat illness and are capable of entering supernatural realms to obtain answers to the problems of their community.

"Shamanism must take a lot of heart, care and dedication."

by chelliem July 13, 2009