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Shaman vs. Wizard — What's the Difference?

Shaman vs. Wizard — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Shaman and Wizard

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Shaman

A member of certain traditional societies, especially of northern Asia and of North and South America, who acts as a medium between the visible world and an invisible spirit world and who practices magic or sorcery for purposes of healing, divination, and control over natural events.

Wizard

(in legends and fairy tales) a man who has magical powers.

Shaman

A traditional (unscientific) faith healer.

Wizard

A help feature of a software package that automates complex tasks by asking the user a series of easy-to-answer questions.

Shaman

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual and, or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds.
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Wizard

Wonderful; excellent
How absolutely wizard!
I've just had a wizard idea

Shaman

A priest of Shamanism; a wizard among the Shamanists.

Wizard

One who practices magic; a sorcerer or magician.

Shaman

In societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination

Wizard

A skilled or clever person
A wizard at math.

Wizard

(Archaic) A sage.

Wizard

Chiefly British Slang Excellent.

Wizard

(Archaic) Of or relating to wizards or wizardry.

Wizard

Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
You're a wizard, Harry

Wizard

One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
He was a financial wizard, capable of predicting the movements of the stock markets.

Wizard

(computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
Use the "Add Network Connection" wizard to connect to a network in a series of simple steps.

Wizard

(Internet) One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.

Wizard

(obsolete) A wise man; a sage.

Wizard

(internet slang) A virgin over the age of 30.

Wizard

Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

Wizard

(intransitive) To practice wizardry.

Wizard

(transitive) To conjure.

Wizard

A wise man; a sage.
See how from far upon the eastern roadThe star-led wizards [Magi] haste with odors sweet!

Wizard

One devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a sorcerer; an enchanter.
The wily wizard must be caught.

Wizard

Enchanting; charming.

Wizard

Haunted by wizards.
Where Deva spreads her wizard stream.

Wizard

Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Wizard

One who practices magic or sorcery

Wizard

Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers;
Charming incantations
Magic signs that protect against adverse influence
A magical spell
'tis now the very witching time of night
Wizard wands
Wizardly powers

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