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单词 medicine man
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Definition of medicine man in English:

medicine man

noun
  • (especially among some North American Indian peoples) a person believed to have magical powers of healing; a shaman.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A counselor and a Navajo medicine man conduct the sessions.
    • In Canberra I had a chance to talk to Paul, an Aboriginal medicine man.
    • It's the story of a young man looking at the special garment that his grandfather, the medicine man, was wearing.
    • Minor, easily recognizable diseases are treated by a medicine man, an expert in herbal remedies.
    • They reappeared next to Marton's bed to the astonishment of the medicine man.
    • Calligraphy and gold seals confirm the medicine man's standing.
    • The Indians, for example, offer a medicine man.
    • A woman, who looked older than the medicine man gawked at me.
    • The Rastaman is the ancient medicine man, using his power to heal the world.
    • I used to help the old medicine man of my village, and when he died two years ago, I was the best qualified to take over.
    • Meanwhile, Ed tries to convince Joel to treat his ailing uncle Anku, a medicine man uninterested in the services of a western doctor.
    • A medicine man blessed the first rice harvested, and each ricing pair donated rice to a communal fund to feed the poor.
    • Legend has it that long ago a medicine man's granddaughter fell ill with a mysterious affliction.
    • He has been called a medicine man, but that title is misleading.
    • Accompanied by prayers led by the chief of the group, the medicine man, a sacred pipe is passed round which all participants smoke by turns.
    • The medicine man was always asking me why I worked with runes and other belief systems.
    • The medicine man looked up from his reverie and stood.
    • The song had been forgotten by all but a few tribal members until a medicine man taught it to George.
    • They sometimes supplement Western-style medical care with home remedies or treatment derived from old beliefs in the curing power of the word of the shaman, or medicine man.
    • While I could not see any such thing, I was later told by a medicine man that this was an important ritual, and that the woman had delivered a stillborn child some time later.
    Synonyms
    wizard, witch, sorcerer, warlock, magician, necromancer, spellbinder, magus, conjuror
 
 

Definition of medicine man in US English:

medicine man

nounˈmɛdəsən ˌmænˈmedəsən ˌman
  • (especially among some North American Indian peoples) a person believed to have magical powers of healing; a shaman.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The medicine man looked up from his reverie and stood.
    • The Indians, for example, offer a medicine man.
    • Calligraphy and gold seals confirm the medicine man's standing.
    • Legend has it that long ago a medicine man's granddaughter fell ill with a mysterious affliction.
    • The Rastaman is the ancient medicine man, using his power to heal the world.
    • Meanwhile, Ed tries to convince Joel to treat his ailing uncle Anku, a medicine man uninterested in the services of a western doctor.
    • A woman, who looked older than the medicine man gawked at me.
    • They sometimes supplement Western-style medical care with home remedies or treatment derived from old beliefs in the curing power of the word of the shaman, or medicine man.
    • The song had been forgotten by all but a few tribal members until a medicine man taught it to George.
    • Accompanied by prayers led by the chief of the group, the medicine man, a sacred pipe is passed round which all participants smoke by turns.
    • The medicine man was always asking me why I worked with runes and other belief systems.
    • Minor, easily recognizable diseases are treated by a medicine man, an expert in herbal remedies.
    • A medicine man blessed the first rice harvested, and each ricing pair donated rice to a communal fund to feed the poor.
    • They reappeared next to Marton's bed to the astonishment of the medicine man.
    • I used to help the old medicine man of my village, and when he died two years ago, I was the best qualified to take over.
    • It's the story of a young man looking at the special garment that his grandfather, the medicine man, was wearing.
    • He has been called a medicine man, but that title is misleading.
    • While I could not see any such thing, I was later told by a medicine man that this was an important ritual, and that the woman had delivered a stillborn child some time later.
    • A counselor and a Navajo medicine man conduct the sessions.
    • In Canberra I had a chance to talk to Paul, an Aboriginal medicine man.
    Synonyms
    wizard, witch, sorcerer, warlock, magician, necromancer, spellbinder, magus, conjuror
 
 
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