Advertisement
Advertisement
sangoma
/ -ˈɡɔːmə; sæŋˈɡəʊmə /
noun
- a witch doctor, healer, or herbalist
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sangoma1
Example Sentences
Ms Lombaard alleged that Smith told her she had done "something silly" and sold Joshlin to a traditional healer, known in South Africa as a "sangoma".
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".
She was caught up in a maelstrom of rumours and media reports incorrectly identified her as a traditional healer, or sangoma.
It’s a practice he honed through his training as a sangoma, a traditional spiritual healer, and it is essential to his craft.
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.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse