Orisha

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɒɹɪʃɑː/

Alternative forms

• orisa
• orixa

Origin

From Yoruba Òrìṣà, literally ‘owner of chis’.

Full definition of orisha

Noun

1. A divine entity that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olodumare
• 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 713:Under the command of Olorun were also orishas, intermediaries in the Yorubic religion said to be connected between man and the supernatural.