3 found for 'shrine' in Igbo
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önü árüsï
ọnụ arụsị̄
Standard Igbo
Noun
昭顧
1.shrine
2.building consecrated to a deity
Example
Nna m m jere n'ọnụ arụsị.
Nna m m jere n'ọnụ arụsị.
My father went to the oracle's shrine.
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òkwúárüsï
òkwuarụ̄sị̄
Standard Igbo
CultureReligion
variations:
òkwu arụ̄sị̄
Noun
1.shrine
Example
A gbaala okwuarụsị ahụ ọkụ.
A gbaala okwuarụsị ahụ ọkụ.
That shrine has been set ablaze.
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ìdéḿmírí
ìdemmīrī
Standard Igbo
Culture
Noun
尉水
1.a water deity with a cult, usually with one shrine on the land and another in the water
2.name of a stream
Example
Idemmiri bụ nnukwu arụsị.
Idemmiri bụ nnukwu arụsị.
Idemmiri is a mighty deity.
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