Shamanism

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 97

sham′an-izm, n. a name applied loosely to the religion of the Turanian races of Siberia and north-eastern Asia, based e entially on magic and sorcery.— n. Sham′an , a wizard priest.— adj. Shaman′ic .— n. Sham′anist .— adj. Shaman is′tic . [Perh. Hind. shaman , idolater.]