Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
priest-doctor is a noun meaning "in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination". It carries one recorded sense.
in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for priest-doctor come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.