SANTERIA


Meaning of SANTERIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also San·te·ría ˌsan-tə-ˈrē-ə, ˌsän-

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 originally in Cuba in which Yoruba deities are identified with Roman Catholic saints

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