Mlimo
/(ə)mˈliːməʊ/ /məˈliːməʊ/(also M'limo, 'Mlimo, Mlimu) South African. Among the Ndebele and other peoples of eastern and southern Africa
noun
1A prophet, holy man; = Umlimo rare.
2The supreme deity, God.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of African History. From Ndebele mlimo, cognate with Southern Sotho molimo.