Ọlụa
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom ọlụ́a (“lord, leader, prominent one”), compare with Yoruba Olúwa and Yoruba olúwa
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editỌlụ́a
- (Ekiti) A high-ranking divinity (ụmọlẹ̀) of many Èkìtì Yoruba towns, regarded as the supreme deity of the hill and the sky. In some traditions Ọlụ́a is regarded as the supreme being, equivalent to Olódùmarè and Àbarị̀ṣà. This deity's who worshipped is characterized by the performance of ẹ̀fẹ̀ and ùjàamẹ̀ṣẹ̀ poetry.
- (Ekiti, Christianity) Alternative form of Olúwa (“God”)