San·te·ri·a also san·te·ri·a (s n t -r  , sän-)n. An African-based religion similar to voodoo, originating in Cuba and Brazil, which combines the worship of traditional Yoruban deities with the worship of Roman Catholic saints. [From American Spanish santería, worship of saints, from Spanish santo, saint, from Old Spanish, from Late Latin s  nctus; see saint.] |
Santeria [ˌsæntəˈrɪə]
n
(Christian Churches, other) a Caribbean religion composed of elements from both traditional African religion and Roman Catholicism
[American Spanish, literally: holiness]
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