SANTERIA


Meaning of SANTERIA in English

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

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