babaylan
noun
ba·bay·lan
variants or babailan or babalyan or babalian
ˌbäbīˈlän
-bəlˈyän
-bəlēˈän
plural babaylanes
-äˌnās
in central and southern Philippines
: a pagan priest, priestess, or medium
Word History
Etymology
of Philippine origin; akin to Tagbanuwa babalyan, from balyan mediumship, esoteric religious skill
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above