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Orixa vs Orisha - What's the difference?

orixa | orisha | Alternative forms |

Orixa is an alternative form of orisha.


As nouns the difference between orixa and orisha

is that orixa is while orisha is a divine entity that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of.

orixa

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • orisha

    English

    (wikipedia orisha)

    Alternative forms

    * orisa * orixa

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A divine entity that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of
  • *2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 713:
  • *:Under the command of Olorun were also orishas , intermediaries in the Yorubic religion said to be connected between man and the supernatural.