priest-doctor
- noun
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médico chamán
- The village priest-doctor performed a ritual to cure the sick child.
Examples
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During the ceremony, the priest-doctor communicated with ancestral spirits on behalf of the community.
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Many communities rely on a priest-doctor for spiritual guidance.
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Anthropologists studied the role of the priest-doctor in traditional healing practices.
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The priest-doctor performed a healing ritual for the sick villager.
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Anthropologists studied the role of the priest-doctor in traditional healing practices.
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The village priest-doctor performed a ritual to cure the sick child.
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During the ceremony, the priest-doctor communicated with ancestral spirits on behalf of the community.
Synonyms
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3.9
A person who helps others get better from physical or mental sickness, often using traditional ways
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8.2
A person who talks to spirits and helps heal or guide people
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7.4
A person in some tribes who heals people and leads spiritual rituals
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8.2
A person in some cultures who uses rituals and plant medicines to heal people
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8.2
A person who says they can talk with the spirits of dead people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Priest-doctor combines priest ('religious leader' who speaks to spirits) and doctor ('healer' or 'teacher'), so a priest-doctor is like a village healer who both prays and treats the sick, acting between the spiritual and physical worlds.