| has gloss | eng: A Pai-de-santo (Father of Saint) is a male priest in the Afro-Brazilian religions. The name is given to priests in Umbanda, Nación and Candomblé, in all religions with African related origins. Its a Brazilian name that means Father of Saints, which is a translation into Portuguese from the Yoruba language title given to priest men "Babalorishá". This word means Babá = father, and the contraction LOrishá = of Orisha. As a product of the syncretism the word Orishá (eleveted ancestral spirit) was translated into Portuguese as Saint. |