Okudì
name
/ō.kū.dì/
Definitions
- a large rock in the traditional land of the people of Iyìn
- the ancestral earth deity or spirit (ụmọlẹ̀) believed to reside inside the Okudì rock, it is regarded as a deity of protection and peace.
- a traditional festival held in July or August in honor of the deity Okudì
Related terms
Èyémọ̀tẹ́name
Olúwaname
2 entries are spelled “Olúwa”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
Olúwa
the Lord, God
Ọlụ́a
A high-ranking divinity (ụmọlẹ̀) of many Èkìtì Yoruba towns, regarded as the supreme deity of the hill and the sky. In some traditions Ọlụ́a is regarded as the supreme being, equivalent to Olódùmarè and Àbarị̀ṣà. This deity's who worshipped is characterized by the performance of ẹ̀fẹ̀ and ùjàamẹ̀ṣẹ̀ poetry.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Okudi”.
Reference:
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