Umbanda
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese Umbanda.
Proper noun[edit]
Umbanda
- An Afro-Brazilian religion that blends elements of African religions with Catholicism.
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Different origins are proposed, including:
- From Kimbundu mbanda (“the art of cure”).
- From Sanskrit ॐ (oṃ) + बन्ध (bandha), meaning "the limit of the unlimited".
- From the myhtical Adamic language, meaning "set of divine laws" or "God by our side".
Proper noun[edit]
Umbanda f
- Umbanda (the Afro-Brazilian religion)
Quotations[edit]
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Umbanda.
