orisha

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba òrìṣà.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒɹɪʃɑː/

Noun

orisha (plural orishas)

  1. 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.

Translations

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba òrìṣà.

Noun

orisha m (plural orishas)

  1. orisha
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