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met tet

met tet noun: the loa with whom a Vodouisant has a particular connection, and with whom they specially identify.

Noun

met tet

  1. (voodoo) The loa with whom a Vodouisant has a particular connection, and with whom they specially identify.
    • While his physical heritage may show resemblance to one parent or the other, in infancy, his deities, including the maît-tête, become manifest only with maturity and establish their special position.1953, Maya Daren, The Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 71
    • The Vodou system of identifying each person's mèt tèt amounts to a method for personality typing, and this system is of great significance for understanding the moral force field of Haitian Vodou.2000, Nancy M. Martin, Joseph Runzo, The Meaning of Life in the World's Religions, page 241

Forms of met tet

alternative formmaît-tête
alternative formmèt tèt

Origin of met tet

From Haitian Creole mèt tèt, from French maître (“master”) + tête (“head”).

Questions about met tet

What does met tet mean?
Met tet means the loa with whom a Vodouisant has a particular connection, and with whom they specially identify.
What part of speech is met tet?
Met tet is a noun.

Words near met tet in the dictionary

  1. Met Office
  2. met one's maker
  3. met one's match
  4. met one's Waterloo
  5. met someone where they were
  6. met tet
  7. met up
  8. met with
  9. met-
  10. met-enkephalin
  11. met-wand

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