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witch doc·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
witch doctornoun
someone who is believed to heal through magical powers
Wiktionary
witch doctornoun
A person who is believed to heal through magical powers; a shaman.
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Witch Doctor
Witch Doctor is a song written and performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr., and released in 1958 by Liberty Records under the stage name David Seville.
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witch doctor
A witch doctor is a type of traditional healer or shaman who is believed to be able to cure ailments, cast out evil spirits, and perform other magical rituals to protect and help people within their community. This term is often associated with indigenous populations in various parts of the world including Africa, Native American tribes, and others. It should be noted that "witch doctor" is a Western term, and many cultures have their own specific terms for such practitioners.
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Witch doctor
A witch doctor was originally a type of healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. It is currently used to refer to healers, particularly in third world regions, who use traditional healing rather than contemporary medicine. In contemporary society, witch doctor is sometimes used derogatorily to refer to chiropractors, homeopaths, and faith healers. In its original meaning, witch doctors were emphatically not witches themselves, but rather people who had remedies to protect others against witchcraft. Witchcraft-induced conditions were their area of expertise: Recourse was had by the girl’s parents to a cunning man, named Burrell, residing at Copford, who has long borne the name of “The Wizard of the North:” but her case was of so peculiar a character as to baffle his skill to dissolve the spell, Application was next made to a witch doctor named Murrell, residing at Hadleigh, Essex, who undertook to effect a cure, giving a bottle of medication, for which he did not forget to charge 3s. 6d., and promising to pay a visit on Monday evening to the “old witch,” Mrs. Mole, and put an end to her subtle arts... ... the news of the expected coming of the witch-doctor spread far and wide, and about eight o’clock there could not have been less than 200 people collected near the cottage of Mrs. Mole to witness the supernatural powers of the Hadleigh wizard. -The Ipswich Journal, Saturday, September 25, 1858
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of witch doctor in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of witch doctor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of witch doctor in a Sentence
Walking 20 miles a day keeps the Witch Doctor away. -Johnny The Walker
If you have spent any time watching Boko Haram, you would know that Shekau is truly insane and his version of Islam is even too radical for Islamic State, a mixture of part witch doctor/part voodoo/part radical Islam. He is usually screaming, surrounded by a posse, and at least one tank, this last video is a totally new Shekau, calm, cool collective.Someone is directing his image. My thought is he is a wild card that Islamic State cannot afford to ally with unless they rebrand him or get rid of him entirely.
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- bruixot, fetiller, curandero, xamanCatalan, Valencian
- brujo, curandero, curandera, hechiceroSpanish
- noitatohtori, poppamiesFinnish
- guérisseurFrench
- galdralæknirIcelandic
- taumaturgo, sciamanoItalian
- 呪術医Japanese
- врач, бајачMacedonian
- bomoh, dukun, pawangMalay
- szaman, znachor, uzdrowicielPolish
- curandeiro, xamãPortuguese
- шаманRussian
- врачapa, врачSerbo-Croatian
- häxdoktorSwedish
- isangomaZulu
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