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Yoruba
Etymology
From ọ̀run (“heaven”) + mọ̀ (“to know”) + ìlà (“salvation”), literally “Only knows heaven who reach salvation”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ọ̀rúnmìlà
- a semi-legendary figure who is identified as being a priest, scholar, and philosopher in ancient Yoruba society, and may have developed from several wisemen figures throughout ancient history who aided in the spread and development of the Ifá oracle.
- Ọrunmila, the primordial divinity (irúnmọlẹ̀) and orisha of wisdom and divination. He is regarded as the custodian of the Ifá oracle.
- Synonyms: Ifá, Fọ́nrán-kan-ṣoṣo-òwú, Àgbọnnìrègún, Ẹlẹ́rìí ìpín, Ọlọ́jà Ẹbọra
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