1. in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination; [syn: shaman, priest-doctor]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
priest-doctor
n 1: in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium
between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery
for healing or divination [syn: shaman, priest-doctor]