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babalawo (bäˑ·bä·läˑ·wō), n spiritual leader of the Yoruba people of Nigeria who is believed to have healing powers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 20) Another babalawo, Kolawole Oshitola, an Ijebu man living in Ibadan, also saw this cloth as exceptional. Just as an abiku ignores and mocks the medicine of the fetish priest Babalawo, Sula does not "acknowledge" the community's counter-conjure. A Babalawo (meaning "father of the mysteries"), who is a seventh-generation Yoruba chief-priest, leads these services. |
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