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Santería
or San·te·ri·a
[ sahn-tuh-ree-uh ]
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 United States by Cuban emigrés.
Santeria
/ ˌsæntəˈrɪə /
noun
- a Caribbean religion composed of elements from both traditional African religion and Roman Catholicism
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Santería1
American Spanish, literally: holiness
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