Definition of ORISHA

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Oxum is the orisha of love, commonly represented as a woman dressed in yellow and holding a mirror. — Kiratiana Freelon, The Root, "For the Love of God? Evangelical Drug Traffickers Are Terrorizing Practitioners of Afro-Brazilian Religions," 16 Dec. 2017 The Yoruba religion has more than 400 orishas like her, representatives of the supreme god Olodumare. — Femke Van Zeijl, New York Times, "In Sacred Grove in Nigeria, Worship and Connection," 13 Dec. 2016

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