A mãe-de-santo or mãe de santo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmɐ̃j d(ʒi) ˈsɐ̃tu], plural mães de santo [ˈmɐ̃js d(ʒi) ˈsɐ̃tu]) is a priestess of Candomblé, Umbanda and Quimbanda, the Afro-Brazilian religions. Those Portuguese words mean literally "saint's mother", a calque of the Yoruba word iyalorisha, a title given to female leaders of the Yoruba religion.
A mãe-de-santo or mãe de santo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmɐ̃j d(ʒi) ˈsɐ̃tu], plural mães de santo [ˈmɐ̃js d(ʒi) ˈsɐ̃tu]) is a priestess of Candomblé, Umbanda and Quimbanda, the Afro-Brazilian religions. Those Portuguese words mean literally "saint's mother", a calque of the Yoruba word iyalorisha, a title given to female leaders of the Yoruba religion.
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