Umbanda

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Proper noun

 * 1) An Afro-Brazilian religion that blends elements of African religions with Catholicism.

Coordinate terms

 * Candomblé
 * Quimbanda
 * macumba

Etymology
. Different origins are proposed, including:


 * According to Priberam, from, which António de Assis Júnior in his Kimbundu-Portuguese dictionary defines as "[the] practice of magic", "witchcraft" or "healing" (p. 374). The latter is mentioned with a "kubanga-" prefix, meaning "to do" (p. 164).
 * From +, meaning "the limit of the unlimited".
 * From the mythical, meaning "set of divine laws" or "God by our side".

Proper noun

 * 1)  the Afro-Brazilian religion