Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,018,369,675 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

babalawo

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.04 sec.
babalawo (bäˑ·bä·läˑ·wō),
n spiritual leader of the Yoruba people of Nigeria who is believed to have healing powers.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
20) Another babalawo, Kolawole Oshitola, an Ijebu man living in Ibadan, also saw this cloth as exceptional.
Destiny world: textile casualties in Southern Nigeria by Doris, David T. / African Arts
Just as an abiku ignores and mocks the medicine of the fetish priest Babalawo, Sula does not "acknowledge" the community's counter-conjure.
A critical divination: reading Sula as ogbanje-abiku by Okonkwo, Christopher N. / African American Review
A Babalawo (meaning "father of the mysteries"), who is a seventh-generation Yoruba chief-priest, leads these services.
"Amen" and "Ashe": African American Protestant worship and its West ... by Coleman, Will / Cross Currents
More results
 
Medical browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.