Candomblé

American  

[kan-duhm-bley] / ˌkæn dəmˈbleɪ /

Or Candomble

noun

1. a religion based on the worship of Yoruba deities, practiced in Brazil, especially in the state of Bahia.

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Candomblé British  

/ kænˈdəʊmbleɪ, kændɒmˈbleɪ /

noun

1. any of a number of similar religious cults in Brazil that combine elements of Roman Catholicism with elements of West African, especially Yoruba, and South American Indian religions

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Etymology

Origin of Candomblé

From Brazilian Portuguese

Example Sentences

The video depicts the practices of her faith, Candomblé.

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Her Instagram account showed images of the artist dressed in religious garb with a Candomblé priest and stills of spiritual items and other iconography associated with the faith.

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Candomblé is considered a syncretic religion, meaning it draws from various faiths and traditions.

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Although they are practiced by only 2 percent of the population, Afro-Brazilian religions such as Candomblé make up a disproportionate number of reported religious intolerance cases, according to a 2022 U.S.

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For centuries, Candomblé was relegated to the shadows.

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