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When the Negro musician or dancer swings the blues, he is fulfilling the same fundamental existential requirement that determines the mission of the poet, the priest and the medicine man.
Albert Murray

Meaning of "medicine man" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEDICINE MAN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEDICINE MAN

noun
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determiner
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Medicine man is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEDICINE MAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

medicine man

Medicine man

"Medicine man" or "medicine woman" are English terms used to describe traditional healers and spiritual leaders among Native American and First Nations Indigenous Peoples.

Definition of medicine man in the English dictionary

The definition of medicine man in the dictionary is a person believed to have supernatural powers of healing; a magician or sorcerer.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEDICINE MAN

medicide
medicinable
medicinal
medicinal leech
medicinally
medicine
medicine ball
medicine bottle
medicine box
medicine cabinet
medicine chest
medicine cupboard
medicine lodge
medicine men
medicine shop
medicine wheel
mediciner
medick
medico
medicolegal

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEDICINE MAN

advance man
as one man
auntie man
Boxgrove man
confidence man
garbage man
ice man
iron man
little man
maintenance man
make-up man
old man
rag-and-bone man
remittance man
Renaissance man
revenue man
ticket-of-leave man
to a man
vigilance man
young man

Synonyms and antonyms of medicine man in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «medicine man» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEDICINE MAN

Find out the translation of medicine man to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of medicine man from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «medicine man» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

药人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

curandero
570 millions of speakers

English

medicine man
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दवा आदमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطب رجل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

знахарь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

curandeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঔষধ মানুষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homme-médecine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki perubatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Medizinmann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

呪医
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주술사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong medicine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

y si
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மருத்துவம் மனிதன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

औषध मनुष्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tıpçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stregone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szaman
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знахар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vraci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιατρική του ανθρώπου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

medisyne man
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medicinman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

medisinmann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of medicine man

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDICINE MAN»

The term «medicine man» is regularly used and occupies the 87.175 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDICINE MAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about medicine man

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3 QUOTES WITH «MEDICINE MAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word medicine man.
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Shana Alexander
The difficulty with becoming a patient is that as soon as you get horizontal, part of your being yearns, not for a doctor, but for a medicine man.
2
Adam Beach
When I was sixteen I started acting, and I also started to embrace my tradition and culture. I had a young medicine man interpret for me what it is to be an Indian. He really caught me at a good time because I was really vulnerable after the loss of my parents with all of the feelings of abandonment.
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Albert Murray
When the Negro musician or dancer swings the blues, he is fulfilling the same fundamental existential requirement that determines the mission of the poet, the priest and the medicine man.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEDICINE MAN»

Discover the use of medicine man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to medicine man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cherokee Medicine Man: The Life and Work of a Modern-Day Healer
A modern medicine man portrayed through the words of the people he has helped Robert J. Conley did not set out to chronicle the life of Cherokee medicine man John Little Bear.
Robert J. Conley, 2014
2
Yellowtail, Crow Medicine Man and Sun Dance Chief: An ...
Medicine man and Sun Dance chief Thomas Yellowtail is a pivotal figure in Crow tribal life.
Thomas Yellowtail, Michael Oren Fitzgerald, 1994
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Confessions of a Medicine Man: An Essay in Popular Philosophy
This book probes the ethical structure of contemporary medicine in an argument accessible to lay readers, healthcare professionals, and ethicists alike.
Alfred I. Tauber, 2000
4
Mandie and the medicine man
When the new hospital being constructed with the gold that Mandie and her friends discovered is torn down as fast as it is built, they wonder if an old Cherokee belief is coming true, but Mandie continues to trust in her Christian faith
Lois Gladys Leppard, 1986
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From Medicine Man to Doctor: The Story of the Science of Healing
Compelling and informative, this overview of medical history offers fascinating facts and anecdotes from around the world in its chronicles of the development of obstetrical methods, anesthesia, surgery, drugs, and other landmarks in the ...
Howard W. Haggard, 2012
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Medicine man: the forgotten museum of Henry Wellcome
This book will explore its contribution to contemporary understandings of health and wellbeing, providing along the way an intriguing insight into the history of collecting.
Ken Arnold, Danielle Olsen, British Museum, 2003
7
Nicholas Black Elk
The first book to follow Black Elk’s lifelong spiritual journey—from medicine man to missionary and mystic—Steltenkamp’s work provides a much-needed corrective to previous interpretations of this special man’s life story.
Michael F. Steltenkamp, 2012
8
The Medicine Man Among the Zaramo of Dar Es Salaam
As an urban anthropologist, pastor and teacher the author has lived for many years among the Zaramo. This revised doctoral thesis is an important and well documented study of the traditional healers in the urban setting.
Lloyd W. Swantz, 1990
9
Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions
9 Medicine, Good and Bad I am a medicine man — a widasa wakan. "Medicine man" — that's a white man's world like squaw, papoose, Sioux, tomahawk — words that don't exist in the Indian language. I wish there were better words to make ...
John Fire, Richard Erdoes, 1994
10
Sacred fireplace (Oceti Wakan): life and teachings of a ...
Oceti Wakan (Sacred Fireplace) is a vision shared by Pete Catches Sr. (Petaga Yuha Mani) and his son Peter V. Catches (Zintkala Oyate), both Spotted Eagle medicine men of the Oglala Lakota.
Pete Catches, Peter V. Catches, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEDICINE MAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term medicine man is used in the context of the following news items.
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San Carlos Apache tribe opens new health care facility
The posting of colors was done by the San Carlos Apache Veterans Association, and the opening prayer was given by Apache Medicine Man ... «Eastern Arizona Courier, Jul 15»
2
Steven Siegel: Track Your Cannabis
Also indicative of this trend is Medicine Man in Denver, a large and impressive grow and dispensary. What you're going to see in a year from now is a lot of ... «Cashinbis, Jul 15»
3
Authorities seize 2700 pot plants in western Colorado's Delta County
Trimmed marijuana flowers sit in a container at Medicine Man dispensary in Denver on Dec. 17, 2013. (Hyoung Chang, Denver Post file) ... «The Cannabist, Jul 15»
4
Watch Dave Grohl invite his DOCTOR to sing at a Foo Fighters gig …
A bewildered audience must have been questioning Dave's decision - at least until the medicine man opened his mouth and started singing. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Review: Pict Classic Theater cast brings life to wordy 'Sharon's Grave'
But it's Martin Giles' audacious performance that energizes the second act as Pats Bo Bwee, a traveling medicine man-folk healer. All broad ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
6
Adam Sandler addresses 'The Ridiculous Six' controversy, says the …
... and grandpas and children, who kept working," actor Ricky Lee, who plays a medicine man in the movie, told the Daily News in May. "Believe ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
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Fallout: New Vegas mod that recreates the post-apocalyptic …
“When you black out, you will be taken to the hut of the medicine man at Xiabula, one of two ways into the hidden city (the other way is to just ... «games.on.net, Jul 15»
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Film festival still has plenty of pulling power
... epic from Burundi about a 12-year-old boy who treks through dense jungle to bring his ailing grandmother a package from the medicine man. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
South Africans are using dogs to hunt, even though it's illegal
Sangoma, or medicine man, Siyabonga Msimango stands with his greyhound hunting dogs, G-String and Bhubezi as the sun rises on an open ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
10
Hawaii Cannabis Business Expo attracts many
Brett Roper is from Medicine Man Technologies as a consultant for dispensary operators. “Our current clients we're working with here in Hawaii ... «KITV Honolulu, Jul 15»

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