Umbanda

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Umbanda.

Proper noun

Umbanda

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

Anagrams

abandum

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Different origins are proposed, including:

From Kimbundu mbanda (“the art of cure”).
From Sanskrit ॐ (oṃ) + बन्ध (bandha), meaning "the limit of the unlimited".
From the mythical Adamic language, meaning "set of divine laws" or "God by our side".

Proper noun

Umbanda f

Umbanda (the Afro-Brazilian religion)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Umbanda.

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