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San·te·rí·a       [sahn-tuh-ree-uh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
Also, San·te·ri·a


[Origin: 1980–85; < AmerSp, = santer(o) person practicing Santería (Sp sant(o) saint + -ero < L -ārius -ary) + -ía -ia]
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