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Santeria

Santeria is the alternative form of santería.

Meaning of santería

Noun

santería (uncountable)

  1. An Afro-Cuban religion, somewhat similar to voodoo, based upon Yoruba deities and Roman Catholic saints.
    • Santería is the name for an Afro-Cuban religious and belief system with origins in the slave era. The survival of santería over many centuries required adherents to conduct their ceremonies and rituals away from the gaze of European slave owners and the Catholic Church.2007, Paul Allatson, Key Terms in Latino/a: Cultural and Literary Studies, page 209

Questions about Santeria

What is Santeria the alternative form of?
Santeria is the alternative form of santería.

Words near Santeria in the dictionary

  1. Santellis
  2. santer
  3. santera
  4. santeras
  5. santered
  6. Santeria
  7. santering
  8. santero
  9. santeros
  10. Santerre
  11. Santerres

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