Main Entry:

San·te·ria

Variant(s):

also San·te·ría \ˌsan-tə-ˈrē-ə, ˌsän-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

American Spanish santería, from santero practitioner of Santeria, from santo Yoruba deity, literally, saint's image, saint, from Spanish

Date:

1950

: a religion practiced originally in Cuba in which Yoruba deities are identified with Roman Catholic saints