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san·te·ro

 (săn-tĕr′ō, sän-)
n.
A priest of Santeria.

[American Spanish, from Spanish, cult priest, from santo, saint; see Santeria.]
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santero

(sænˈtɛərəʊ)
n, pl -ros
1. (Other Non-Christian Religions) a priest of Santeria
2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) Southwestern US a person who makes religious images
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santero

A priest or priestess belonging to the Santería religion, similar to vodoun, with magic powers, including the ability to heal the sick, divine the future and punish wrongdoers. The highest order of priest is the “babalawo.”
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For context Carroll's eyes are on the santero artwork and the Chimayo sanctuary, both considered representative of Hispanic religiousness.
Following the advice of the santero Oscar Pinango, the sisters head toward Cuba in a small motorboat, Constancia in search of Heberto's body and both sisters seeking to reconcile their memories of their mother's death.
(3) Santero and Westerlund (1996) also argue that strong variations in sentiment, which are likely driven by major events, are often followed by fluctuations in GDP.
A pungent mix of sage and frankincense fumes away in a censer on the front counter, while in the back, a row of nervous customers await their consultation with Obaike, the in-house santero, or spirit doctor.
Santero and Westerlund examined the predictive usefulness of business and consumer surveys for a broader set of countries, finding that the relationship varies considerably from country to country.
For purposes of identification and comparison, pioneering art historians often assign labels to anonymous artists they discover either in terms of their stylistic technique--the Quill Pen Santero, for example--or a piece with which they are identified--like the Giraldi Tabernacle Master.