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Caribbean religion with roots in Africa
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santeria
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of santería English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Afro-Cuban religion, 1950, from Spanish, literally "holiness, sanctity."
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Santería , also known as Regla de Ochá or La Regla de Ifá , is a syncretic religion of Caribbean origin that developed in the Spanish Empire among West African descendants. Santeria is also a Spanish word that means the worship of Saints. Santería is influenced ...
Usage examples of santeria.
In both cases, the cops had interrupted a Santeria ceremony in which live animals were being sacrificed to appease Afro-Cuban saints.
Many have no knowledge of Santeria and are confused and even revulsed by random encounters with gutted livestock.
As the video rolled, the officer calmly explained the meaning of the grisly scenea Santeria offering to Ogun, of course.
Unfortunately, what appeals most to Santeria followersthe ability to practice the religion in the privacy of their homesis what bothers many of their neighbors.
Years ago, a mad-dog drug killer and fugitive named Miguel Miranda built a Santeria shrine in his back yard in South Miami.
For the past six years, Eames had worked on cases involving voodoo, santeria, and Satanic worship, all of which used blood from a variety of sources in their rituals.
When Solange got started, she could really lay it on thick, stuff with crazy names like Santeria, brujeria, nkisi, makuto.
People think it was my poppa I got the Santeria from, but no, it was my grandmomma, said she was Cherokee, but I had her figgered for mostly high yaller when I saw the old photographs.