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Definition of Orishas
1. orisha [n] - See also: orisha
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orishas
Literary usage of Orishas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Occult Crime: A Law Enforcement Primer by Diane Publishing Co (1993)
"The orishas are personifications of ashe that can be put at the disposal of ...
Priests and priestesses of the orishas act as leaders of Yoruba worship. ..."
2. The African Repository by American Colonization Society (1857)
"... many orishas, as shan- i go, ifa, orisha-ko, &c., and their: priests, through
whom they pr«- [j Minted their sacrifices and gifts to ! ..."
3. Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country: Memorials of Anna Hinderer, Wife of by Anna Martin Hinderer (1873)
"The other day, one was with us in a compound, where a man told us ' God was good,
for He gave them orishas/ the child instantly replied, ' No, God did not, ..."
4. The Religion of the Primitives by Alexandre Le Roy (1922)
"... of the "right" and 400 of the "left"; there are "orishas" who preside over
the atmosphere, fire, commerce, births, the sea, war, hunting, farming, etc. ..."
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