Supreme Being in the Yoruba pantheon, Olorun is also called Olodumare (Yoruba alphabet: Olódùmarè). In Yoruba culture, Ọlọrun is credited with creating the...

Igbó Olódùmarè (English translation:The Forest of God ) is the second novel by the Yorùbá author D.O. Fágúnwà, published in 1949 by Thomas Nelson. It...

system, Olodumare has ase over all that is. Hence, it is considered supreme. Olodumare Orishas Ancestors Human Animal, Plant, etc Olódùmarè is the most...

these religions, the orishas are spirits sent by the supreme creator, Olodumare, to assist humanity and to teach them to be successful on Ayé (Earth)...

("believers"). Santería teaches the existence of a transcendent creator divinity, Olodumare, under whom are spirits known as oricha. Typically deriving their names...

beings. This was authorized by his father, Olodumare which gave Obatala the name sculptor of mankind. "Now Olodumare [the supreme being] once called on Obatala...

Òrìṣà of Wisdom, who in turn serves as the oracular representative of Olodumare. The term "Babalawo" typically refers to a Yoruba religious figure, often...

as a divine or semi-divine being that was sent by the creator deity, Olodumare, from heaven to create the earth upon the waters. These beliefs are held...

beings living on Earth. He is praise named "Igbákejì Olódùmarè" (second in command to Olodumare) and "Ẹlẹ́rìí ìpín" (witness of fate). Priests of Ifá...

is a prominent primordial Divinity (a delegated Irúnmọlẹ̀ sent by the Olódùmarè) who descended from Ìkọ̀lé Ọ̀run, and the Chief Enforcer of natural and...

produces change in the Yoruba religion. It is believed to be given by Olodumare to everything — gods, ancestors, spirits, humans, animals, plants, rocks...

Oparicocha, and Osokere. There is a patakí (story) in Santería in which Olodumare gives Eleguá the keys to the past, present, and future; for this reason...

people is known as Olorun or Olodumare. The Yoruba believe that Olodumare is omnipotent and is the source of all. Olodumare is aloof; he is not directly...

2010. Idowu, Bolaji E. : "Olodumare: God in Yoruba Belief" Wazobia, New York, NY 1994 ISBN 1-886832-00-5. Idowu, Bolaji: Olodumare: God in Yoruba Belief,...

Olódùmarè (Edinburgh: Nelson, 1949) Ìrèké Oníbùdó (Edinburgh: Nelson, 1949) Ìrìnkèrindó nínú Igbó Elégbèje (Edinburgh:Nelson, 1954) Àdììtú Olódùmarè (Edinburgh:...

also choosing their Akunyelan (lot) in the presence of Olodumare and Orunmila with Olodumare's approval. By atunwaye, a person may incarnate only in a...

There are also some religions with a single supreme being (Chukwu, Nyame, Olodumare, Ngai, Roog, etc.). Some recognize a dual god and goddess such as Mawu-Lisa...

Irunmole (primordial spirit) sent to assist Shango to create the world by Olodumare. The other spirits that were sent began the work and ignored Ọṣun. Ọṣun...

(òrìṣà), or deities. The supreme being in Yorùbá culture is known as Olódùmarè/Elédùmarè, Elédùà as well as other names. Orunmila - spirit of wisdom...

known as Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, revolves around the belief in a Supreme being known as Olodumare, a complex system of divination known as Ifa, as well as deities associated...

Part of a series on Yoruba religion Deities God: Ọlọrun / Olodumare / Olofin The Orisha: Aganju Agemo Ajaka Ayao Babalú-Ayé Elegua Erinle Eshu Ibeji Oduduwa...

words Olu and Oluwa are used in much the same way as the English term. Olodumare, the Yoruba conception of God Almighty, is often referred to using either...

Omọlúàbí Aṣọẹbí Èsúsú Agbo ilé Alájọbí Religion Supreme deity Olorun Olodumare Divination Ifá Opon Ifá Opele Odù Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀...

Omọlúàbí Aṣọẹbí Èsúsú Agbo ilé Alájọbí Religion Supreme deity Olorun Olodumare Divination Ifá Opon Ifá Opele Odù Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀...

divine power. They are also the mediators between the common people and Olodumare, God. They include some now such well-known divinities as; Obatala, Ogun...

Omọlúàbí Aṣọẹbí Èsúsú Agbo ilé Alájọbí Religion Supreme deity Olorun Olodumare Divination Ifá Opon Ifá Opele Odù Ifá Agere Ifa Awo & Ogberi Orisha, Imọlẹ̀...

Ọ̀rúnmìlà Baraà mi Àgbọnnìrègún through IFÁ - the esoteric language of OLÓDÙMARÈ, and which is the Centrality of the Existence of Humanity, Divinity, and...

orisha based traditions, the mojuba is the praise chant which praises Olodumare, the orishas, the religious lineage, the blood lineage of ancestors, and...

Candomblé teaches the existence of a supreme divinity called Olorun or Olodumare. This entity is regarded as the creator of everything but as being distant...

Yoruba religion, Ilé-Ifẹ̀ was founded by the order of the Supreme God Olódùmarè by Obatala. It then fell into the hands of his brother Oduduwa, which...