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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.
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.
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.
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.
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."