Meaning of òrí | Babel Free

Definitions

1. head
2. chapter
3. shea butter, lard, butter
4. A Yoruba religious metaphysical concept referring to one's intuition, destiny, and consciousness in life.
5. black plum (Vitex doniana)
6. A type of Yoruba food made from cornflour, also known as ẹ̀kọ
   Ekiti
7. top, leader
8. moisturiser
9. the spirit or orisha representing this concept; it is regarded as a personal guardian of one's soul on earth, and the orisha of destiny, luck, existence, and fate. It is one of the most important orisha and Yoruba concepts in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe.
10. the metaphysical concept of one's spiritual intuition, destiny, and consciousness, deified as a divinity, Orí.

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Examples

“Orí la kọ́kọ́ bọ, ká tó bọ òrìṣà”

Ori is whom we worship first, before we worship the other orisha

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