˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

sangoma

/ -ˈɡɔËmÉ™; sæŋˈɡəʊmÉ™ /

noun

  1. a witch doctor, healer, or herbalist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sangoma1

from Zulu isangoma
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

She took the stand last Thursday and over three days detailed the events in the lead up to Joshlin's disappearance that involved a traditional healer, known in South Africa as a "sangoma".

From

She was caught up in a maelstrom of rumours and media reports incorrectly identified her as a traditional healer, or sangoma.

From

It’s a practice he honed through his training as a sangoma, a traditional spiritual healer, and it is essential to his craft.

From

Madondile turned to antiretrovirals as a last resort, when his immune system was nearly nonexistent and a pilgrimage to a Malawian sangoma, or traditional healer, proved futile.

From

In South Africa, many believe that when an owl lands on the roof and hoots, it has been sent by a sangoma, or witch doctor, delivering a fatal curse.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement