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Ghede

Ghede noun: in Haitian voodoo, a class of loa generally associated with death.

Noun

Ghede (uncountable)

  1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa generally associated with death.
    • In Haiti, the Gede are the most numerous among all the Iwa.1996, Gerdès Fleurant, Dancing Spirits, page 103
    • As life ends in death, so does a fet end with homage to the Bawon and Brigitte, the king and queen of the graveyard, and their servants, the Ghede.2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books, page 31

Forms of Ghede

alternative formGede
alternative formGuede

Questions about Ghede

What does Ghede mean?
Ghede means in Haitian voodoo, a class of loa generally associated with death.
What part of speech is Ghede?
Ghede is a noun.

Words near Ghede in the dictionary

  1. Ghebres
  2. Ghedaffi
  3. ghedda wax
  4. Gheddafi
  5. gheddic acid
  6. Ghede
  7. ghee
  8. Gheen
  9. Gheens
  10. gheera
  11. gheerah

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