Meanings
- A religion, practiced mostly in Brazil, that blends African and Roman Catholic elements.
1 more example
It wasn’t until the 20th century that mainstream society began to tolerate expressions of Candomblé in an effort to recognize Brazil’s African heritage and cultivate a stronger Brazilian national identity, said Luis Nicolau Parés, a professor of anthropology at the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil, who wrote a book about Candomblé.
2024 May 18, Orlando Mayorquín, quoting Luis Nicolau Parés, “Backlash to Anitta’s Music Video Evokes a Painful History in Brazil”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Origin
- Kimbundukandombe
- Yorubailé
- Brazilian PortugueseCandomblé
- EnglishCandomblé
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Candomblé, from Kimbundu kandombe + Yoruba ilé (“house”), meaning “candombe house”.
More words from Brazilian Portuguese, Kimbundu, Yoruba
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish candomblé
- candombléreligion
Portuguese candomblé
- candombléreligion
Cite this entry
Candomblé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Candombl%C3%A9
“Candomblé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Candombl%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Candomblé,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Candombl%C3%A9.
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