MACUMBA

Meaning of MACUMBA in English

[ma.cum.ba] n [BrazPg] (1939): a polytheistic religion of African origin involving syncretistic elements and practiced mainly by Brazilian blacks in urban areas

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MACUMBA — noun Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese Date: 1939 a polytheistic religion of African origin involving syncretistic elements and practiced mainly by Brazilian …
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MACUMBA — Afro-Brazilian religion characterized by the syncretism of traditional African religions , Brazilian spiritualism , and Roman Catholicism . Of the …
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MACUMBA — məˈkümbə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese 1. : a Brazilian fetishistic ritual or cult that is largely of African …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MACUMBA — /meuh koom"beuh/ , n. a Brazilian cult incorporating the use of fetishes and sorcery and deriving largely from African practices. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MACUMBA — n. religious cult originating in Africa and practiced in Brazil (combines music, dancing and voodoo); Brazilian popular dance music
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MACUMBA — noun Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese Date: 1939 : a polytheistic religion of African origin involving syncretistic elements and practiced mainly by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MACUMBA — [ mə'kʊmbə ] ■ noun a religious cult practised by black people in Brazil, using sorcery, ritual dance, and fetishes. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MACUMBA — Afro-Brazilian religion that is characterized by a marked syncretism of traditional African religions, European culture, Brazilian Spiritualism, and Roman Catholicism. …
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MACUMBA — n. Afro-Brazilian religion characterized by the syncretism of traditional African religions , Brazilian spiritualism , and Roman Catholicism . Of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MACUMBA — n. Pronunciation: m ə - ' küm-b ə Function: noun Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese Date: 1939 : a polytheistic religion of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YORUBA — One of Nigeria's three largest ethnic groups, numbering more than 22 million. The many dialects comprising the Yoruba language belong …
Английский словарь Британика
VODOU — or voodoo National folk religion of Haiti. It combines theological and magical elements of African religions and ritual elements of …
Английский словарь Британика
SANTERÍA — Religious movement that originated in Cuba. It combines West African Yoruba beliefs and practices with elements of Roman Catholicism . …
Английский словарь Британика
CANDOMBLÉ — Variant of Macumba, a syncretic Afro-Brazilian religion most prominent in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Incorporating elements of Roman Catholicism, …
Английский словарь Британика
AFRO-CARIBBEAN, AFRO-BRAZILIAN, AND AFRO-AMERICAN RELIGIONS — Religions among persons of African ancestry in the Caribbean, Brazil, and U.S. These include Haitian Rastafarian movement, Santería , and …
Английский словарь Британика
CANDOMBLÉ — [ ˌkandɒm'bleɪ ] ■ noun a Brazilian sect of the macumba cult. Origin from Brazilian Port.
Concise Oxford English vocab
UMBANDA — [ ʊm'bandə ] ■ noun a Brazilian folk religion combining elements of macumba, Roman Catholicism, and South American Indian practices. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CANDOMBL — local name in Bahia for the Brazilian Macumba (q.v.) cult.
Britannica English vocabulary
YORUBA — n. One of Nigeria's three largest ethnic groups, numbering more than 22 million. The many dialects comprising the Yoruba language …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VODOU — or voodoo National folk religion of Haiti. It combines theological and magical elements of African religions and ritual elements of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SANTERÍA — Religious movement that originated in Cuba. It combines West African Yoruba beliefs and practices with elements of Roman Catholicism . …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANDOMBLÉ — Variant of Macumba, a syncretic Afro-Brazilian religion most prominent in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Incorporating elements of Roman Catholicism, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AFRO-CARIBBEAN, AFRO-BRAZILIAN, AND AFRO-AMERICAN RELIGIONS — Religions among persons of African ancestry in the Caribbean, Brazil, and U.S. These include Haitian vodun , the Jamaican Rastafarian …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RELIGION — n. 25B6; noun FAITH, belief, worship, creed; sect, cult, church, denomination. See list. Religions and Sects Baha'i Karaism Babism Messianic …
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