"spirit doctor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spirit doctors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spirit doctor (plural spirit doctors)
  1. A spiritualist or medium.
    Sense id: en-spirit_doctor-en-noun-XjYTN9be
  2. A deceased doctor who continues healing practices from beyond the grave.
    Sense id: en-spirit_doctor-en-noun-D7Z5rlFF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Parapsychology Disambiguation of Parapsychology: 0 0

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