Noun
- 1. shamanism, religion, faith, religious belief
- usage: any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)
- 2. shamanism, Asian shamanism, religion, faith, religious belief
- usage: an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
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