Santeria

San·te·ria

noun \ˌsan-tə-ˈrē-ə, ˌsän-\

Definition of SANTERIA

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

Variants of SANTERIA

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

Origin of SANTERIA

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

First Known Use: 1950

Rhymes with SANTERIA

barathea, bougainvillea, camarilla, Caesarea, cascarilla, Cytherea, diarrhea, dulcinea, Eritrea, fantasia, Galatea, gonorrhea, hamartia, Hialeah, Idumaea, Ituraea, Kampuchea, latakia, Latakia, logorrhea, mythopoeia, Nicosia, panacea, Parousia, pizzeria, pyorrhea, ratafia, seborrhea, sinfonia, Tanzania, trattoria