orisha

English

Alternative forms

• orisa, orixa

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba òrìṣà.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒɹɪʃɑː/

Noun

orisha (plural orishas)

1. A divine entity in Yoruba religion that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olódùmarè
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 713:

     Under the command of Olorun were also orishas, intermediaries in the Yorubic religion said to be connected between man and the supernatural.

Translations

deity in Yoruba religion

• French: oricha (fr) m, orisha (fr) m
• Haitian Creole: oricha
• Japanese: オリシャ (orisha)

• Portuguese: orixá (pt) m
• Spanish: orisha m, oricha m
• Yoruba: òrìṣà
• Russian: ориша (oriša)
• Tamil: ஒரிஷா (oriṣā)

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• oricha

Etymology

From Yoruba òrìṣà.

Noun

orisha m (plural orishas)

1. orisha