n.
Variant: also San · te · ría
Pronunciation: ˌ san-t ə - ' r ē - ə , ˌ sän-
Function: noun
Etymology: American Spanish santería, from santero practitioner of Santeria, from santo Yoruba deity, literally, saint's image, saint, from Spanish
Date: 1950
: a religion practiced orig. in Cuba in which Yoruba deities are identified with Roman Catholic saints