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noun
A type of Afro-Brazilian folk religion combining elements of Roman Catholicism with traditional African religious beliefs and practices; or a specific cult or ceremony of such religion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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noun
a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cult, cultus, religious cult
noun
popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: popular music, popular music genre
noun
(Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cult
History
Etymology tree Kimbundu makôbabor. Portuguese macumbabor. English macumba Borrowed from Portuguese macumba (“macumba; curse”), derived from Kimbundu makôba (or a related Bantu language of western Central Africa).
