Santa Muerte
A female folk saint venerated primarily in Mexico and among Mexican-Americans in the…A female folk saint venerated primarily in Mexico and among Mexican-Americans in the United States. A personification of death, also associated with healing, protection, and safe delivery to the afterlife.
Meaning
1 sensesA female folk saint venerated primarily in Mexico and among Mexican-Americans in the United States. A personification of death, also associated with healing, protection, and safe delivery to the afterlife.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Santa Muerte (literally “Holy Death”).Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Santa Muerte (literally “Holy Death”).
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