ORISHA

Meaning of ORISHA in English

[ ə'rɪʃə ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) (in southern Nigeria and among certain black religious cults of South America and the Caribbean) any of several minor gods.

Origin

from Yoruba.

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ORISHA — noun (plural ~s; also ~) Etymology: Yoruba òrìṣà Date: 1860 a Yoruba deity
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ORISHA — ˈōrəˌshä noun ( plural orisha or orishas ) Etymology: Yoruba : a Yoruba deity or spirit
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ORISHA — noun ( plural orishas also orisha ) Etymology: Yoruba òrìṣà Date: 1860 : a Yoruba deity ; also : one …
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ORISHA — [African] The Yoruba word for god.
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ORISHA — Ориша
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ORISHA — n. Pronunciation: ' o ̇ r- ə - ˌ shä Function: noun Inflected Form: plural orishas also orisha Etymology: Yoruba …
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SANTERÍA — Religious movement that originated in Cuba. It combines West African Yoruba beliefs and practices with elements of Roman Catholicism . …
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SANTERA — (SpanishThe Way of the Saints) , also called La Regla de Ocha (Spanish: The Order of the Orishas) or La …
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RULER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES weak leader/ruler/king etc ▪ a weak and ineffective president COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE colonial …
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OFFICIALLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE open ▪ Warning: none of these are officially open to the public. ▪ Another …
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COLONIAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a colonial empire (= a group of countries ruled by another country that is …
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SANTERÍA — Religious movement that originated in Cuba. It combines West African Yoruba beliefs and practices with elements of Roman Catholicism . …
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OXOCÉ — [Other] The Umbandist god of the hunt. He belongs to the Orisha (a group of good gods).
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OCHUN — [Other] Ochun, the Yoruba Orisha of Love, Matrimony and Motherhood. Her life was fraught with difficulties: at one point she …
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OBATALA — [African] One of the most important gods of the Nigerian Yoruba people. He is the creator of the human body …
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NHA-SAN — [Other] The Umbandistic goddess of winds and storms. She belongs to the Orisha, a classification of good gods.
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ESHU — [African] Eshu, also known as Exu (Brazil), Eleggua (Cuba), and Esu (West Africa), is the owner of every road of …
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ALL THE ARTICLES AVAILABLE IN THE ABORIGINAL MYTHOLOGY SECTI — African mythology All the articles available in the African mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abassi; Abuk; Adroa; Adroanzi; Agé; …
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ОРИША — Orisha
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