With the Katingans the blian (priest-doctor) always drinks a little of the blood when an animal is sacrificed. From Wordnik.com. [Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917] Reference
But the whole decision rests entirely with the patient and his confessor; or they can call in an expert priest-doctor. From Wordnik.com. [Dawn of All] Reference
Every tribe has a priest-doctor; he neither knows nor attempts to practise the healing art, but is a pure exorcist; all bodily ailments being deemed the operations of devils, who are cast out by prayers and invocations. From Wordnik.com. [Himalayan Journals — Complete] Reference
Examen to be forwarded to a priest-doctor for a few weeks. ". From Wordnik.com. [Dawn of All] Reference
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