Definitions for "Orisha"
divinized natural forces; deities associated with the Yoruba religion.
A sacred spirit honored in the religious practices known today as Santería, Vodun, and Candomblé. With West African, and particularly Yoruba roots, orishas first came across the Atlantic with slaves forcibly brought to the Caribbean, Brazil and other parts of the Americas. Also Orixa.
An aspect or Spirit of the Divine in lineages stemming from Yoruba, including Imago, Oyotunji, Candomblé and Lucumí/Santería.