babaylan [babáylan] n 1A person with spiritual powers who effects healing with traditional medicines. [They make offerings to the ancestors and perform various rituals to remove sickness from families and homes that are always ill. They do similar things before planting, harvesting and building a new house.] (sem. domains: 2.5.7.5 - Traditional medicine.) 2Religious ritual to appease spirits of the land, place; broundbreaking type. (sem. domains: 4.9.4.1 - Sorcery.)
