Meanings
nounUmbandist (plural Umbandists)
plural Umbandists
- A practitioner of Umbanda.
People [with AIDS] who can afford it go to expensive private clinics. Those with little financial resources consult with bruxos, umbandists, spiritists, or they die at home.
1988 February 7, Ines Rieder, “Gay Murders in Brazil”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 1
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Umbandist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Umbandist
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“Umbandist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Umbandist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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