Examples of orisha in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Angélique Kidjo leads a cast of 10 in the central role of a Yoruban orisha (or spirit) in the production, which makes its Washington bow May 6 and 7 at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater. — Washington Post, 4 May 2022 An intermediary orisha, Esu serves as the messenger between the priest and Ifa, as the two spirits are close companions to each other. — NOLA.com, 1 Sep. 2020 The carved face on the tray represents an orisha, Esu, a messenger from the deities. — NOLA.com, 1 Sep. 2020 The paintings are inspired in part by an orisha (god) in the West African religion of Yoruba named Ori, which means head. — Darryl Ratcliff, Dallas News, 13 May 2020 Oxum is the orisha of love, commonly represented as a woman dressed in yellow and holding a mirror. — Kiratiana Freelon, The Root, 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, 13 Dec. 2016 See More

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