Umbandan.
/ʊmˈbandə/ A syncretistic, Afro-Brazilian folk religion combining elements of Macumba, Roman Catholic, and South American Indian practices and beliefs.
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1966 McGregor & Smith Moon & Two Mountains x. 182 There are more than thirty major sects within Umbanda.
1972 S. Leacock & R. Leacock Spirits of Deep (1975) ii. 49 Umbanda first appeared in Rio de Janeiro after World War I.
1975 A. J. Langguth Macumba 11 Umbanda was dedicated exclusively to the white line of magic.
1983 Guardian Weekly 16 Jan. 12/5 Umbanda and candomble aren't considered to be on a par with Catholicism.
1989 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 339/2 In the Umbanda cult of Brazil, altars hold small plaster images of the Christian saints associated with the orixás.
Derivatives
Umbanˈdista n. (and adj.) [Portuguese -ista -ist suffix] an adherent of Umbanda; also attributive or as adj.
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Umbandista1966
1966 McGregor & Smith Moon & Two Mountains x. 178 Two State Deputies..had been elected on an Umbandista ticket by Umbandistas.
1977 Times 24 Nov. 9/7 Half a million Umbandistas were on the beach that day.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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