Can·dom·ble or Can·dom·blé (kä m-d m-bl  )n. A religion based on African traditions with elements derived from Christianity, practiced chiefly in Brazil. [Portuguese Candomblé, ritual drum music, of Bantu origin (perhaps imitative of the sound of drums).] |
Candomblé (Portuguese) [kænˈdəʊmbleɪ kændɒmˈbleɪ]
n
(Christian Churches, other) any of a number of similar religious cults in Brazil that combine elements of Roman Catholicism with elements of West African, especially Yoruba, and South American Indian religions
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