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Umbandist

Umbandist noun: a practitioner of Umbanda.

Noun

Umbandist (plural Umbandists)

  1. A practitioner of Umbanda.
    • People [with AIDS] who can afford it go to expensive private clinics. Those with little financial resources consult with bruxos, umbandists, spiritists, or they die at home.1988 February 7, Ines Rieder, “Gay Murders in Brazil”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 1

Forms of Umbandist

pluralUmbandists

Origin of Umbandist

From Umbanda + -ist.

Questions about Umbandist

What does Umbandist mean?
Umbandist means a practitioner of Umbanda.
What part of speech is Umbandist?
Umbandist is a noun.
What is the plural of Umbandist?
The plural of Umbandist is Umbandists.

Words near Umbandist in the dictionary

  1. umb-
  2. Umba
  3. umbalite
  4. umbalites
  5. Umbanda
  6. Umbandist
  7. Umbandists
  8. Umbararo
  9. Umbarger
  10. Umbargers
  11. Umbaugh

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