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