orisha
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orisha (plural orishas)
- A divine entity in Yoruba religion that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olódùmarè
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 713:
- Under the command of Olorun were also orishas, intermediaries in the Yorubic religion said to be connected between man and the supernatural.
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deity in Yoruba religion
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orisha m (plural orishas)
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