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santería
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la santería(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (religion)
a. Santeria
Los devotos que practican la santería adoran a los ancestros.Those who practice Santeria worship their ancestors.
2. (establishment) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. shop that sells religious items
Mi abuela fue a una santería y compró un rosario y una estampilla de San Cayetano.My grandmother went to a shop that sells religious items and bought a rosary and a holy card with a picture of Saint Cajetan.
a. sanctimoniousness
Ya no aguanto la santería de la gente que asiste a esta iglesia; hay que buscar otra.I can't stand the sanctimoniousness of the people in this church anymore; we should look for another.
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