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‖ Umbanda, n.|ʊmˈbændə|
[Pg., f. Bantu; cf. Umbundu umbanda evil spell, witch-doctor.]
A syncretistic, Afro-Brazilian folk religion combining elements of Macumba, Roman Catholic, and S. American Indian practices and beliefs.
1966McGregor & Smith Moon & Two Mountains x. 182 There are more than thirty major sects within Umbanda. 1972S. & R. Leacock Spirits of Deep (1975) ii. 49 Umbanda first appeared in Rio de Janeiro after World War I. 1975A. J. Langguth Macumba 11 Umbanda was dedicated exclusively to the white line of magic. 1983Guardian Weekly 16 Jan. 12/5 Umbanda and candomble aren't considered to be on a par with Catholicism. 1989Encycl. Brit. XVI. 339/2 In the Umbanda cult of Brazil, altars hold small plaster images of the Christian saints associated with the orixás.
Hence Umbanˈdista n. (and a.) [Pg. -ista -ist], an adherent of Umbanda; also attrib. or as adj.
1966McGregor & Smith Moon & Two Mountains x. 178 Two State Deputies..had been elected on an Umbandista ticket by Umbandistas. 1977Times 24 Nov. 9/7 Half a million Umbandistas were on the beach that day. |