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Umbanda

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Umbanda.

Proper noun

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Umbanda

  1. An Afro-Brazilian religion that blends elements of African religions with Catholicism.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Kimbundu umbanda,[1][2][3] which António de Assis Júnior in his Kimbundu-Portuguese dictionary[4] defines as "[the] practice of magic", "witchcraft" or "healing" (p. 374). The latter is mentioned with a "kubanga-" prefix, meaning "to do" (p. 164).

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Proper noun

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Umbanda f

  1. Umbanda (the Afro-Brazilian religion)

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:Umbanda.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Umbanda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024
  2. ^ Umbanda”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  3. ^ Umbanda”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 20152024
  4. ^ António de Assis Júnior (1967) Argente, Santos e Cia. Ltda, editor, Dicionário Kimbundu-Português: Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico e Corográfico[1], Luanda, →ISBN, page 374:(V) Bruxaria; magismo. / Arte ou maneira de encantar, de curar: 'kubanga-'. / Produção de actos mágicos.