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noun(Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
Definition that contains haman
- shaman in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
- purim (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman
- shamanism any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)
- shamanism an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
- shamanistic of or relating to shamanism
- priest-doctor in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
- tibetan buddhism a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
- shamanist of or relating to shamanism
- asian shamanism an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
- medicine man a Native American shaman