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san·te·ra

 (săn-tĕr′ə, sän-)
n.
A priestess of Santeria.

[American Spanish, from Spanish, feminine of santero, cult priest; see santero.]
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santera

(sænˈtɛərə)
n
(Other Non-Christian Religions) a priestess of Santeria
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A santera came to call (sing) the bingo and as Olmo put it, a young man, whose services Ramos Otero rented, would entertain the lucky winner (Diaz 2014a).
Prior to joining ATX, Lee led the extensive corporate re-brand of Harris Broadcast , launching two new brand identities -- Imagine Communications and GatesAir -- and held strategic leadership positions with GENBAND, Santera Systems and Ericsson.
En este espacio confluyen desde 2008 practicas de espiritismo, santeria-ifa, palo monte y hasta de la Santa Muerte, su directora es Juana Castro, espiritista, palera y santera cubana de 48 anos, proveniente de una familia religiosa y quien desde los 10 anos de edad se encuentra vinculada a la religion (Castro 2015; Ortiz y Castro 2014).
En eso llego una santera y entro en trase: Ponganle enseguida:--me jura mi madre que dijo--una medalla de Santa Teresa de Avila escribiendo, y sobre todo que se vea la pluma.
All his years as Santera had assured him of one thing: the gods knew arithmetic well.
The displays of munecas created sacred places in the home, apart from and alongside the home altar, where deceased loved ones, ancestors, and saints (in the Catholic as well as the African Orisha sense in Santera) are not only honored, but expected to come and play--literally, as well as symbolically.