amufi [àmũ̀fì] n.
acrobats who used to perform at the isiokuo ceremony.
arhiọkpaegbe [àřyɔ́k͡paègbé] n.
resurrection; (Christian sense) Easter.
arrianusin [àriànṹsĩ̀] n.
the previous life (i.e. before the present one).
àwẹ [àwɛ̀] n.
a fast, usually associated with the Muslim religion.
efada [èfàdá] n.
a Roman Catholic Father. (cf. Engl.).
emwinnekhua [èɱĩ̀néxwà] n.
“the great things”: the idiomatic designation for the burial rites of an Ọba.
erhunmwun [èřũ̀ɱũ̀] n.
prayer (mainly Christian sense, but also used in traditional religion); blessing.
ese [èsè] n.
any sacrifice that should have been made according to the prediction of an oracle:
ese ọ rre ọre egbe ne ọ na khuọnmwin ― “He is sick because he is in default of making a sacrifice that was predicted.”
ẹrinmwin [ɛ̀ɽĩ́ɱĩ̀] n.
1. the other world; the life hereafter; in the Christian sense: heaven; the seat of God and the other heavenly bodies, as well as the resting-place of the saved; in the traditional sense: the world of the spirits of the dead, as well as of Osa and the other gods;
2. infants;
3. the spirits of ancestors; masquerade dancers, who are symbolically linked with the gods they represent.
ẹrinmwin-Idu [ɛ̀ɽĩ́ɱĩ̀dú] n.
“god of Idu” (idu was an old name for Edo, as well as the name of a past Oba of Benin); the shrine of the Oba’s father at the Ẹguae.
iguẹ2 [ìgwɛ̀] n.
the festival of traditional thanksgiving annually performed by the Oba and all Edo nationals.
iha [ìhà] n.
oracle:
iha ominigbọn ― “Ominigbọn divination.”
ihọnmwẹngbe [ìhɔ̃̀ɱẽ̀gbè] n.
(< i-họnmwẹn-egbe): self-purification; the ritual is a complicated process, which includes brushing the body with the animal (or part thereof), usually a chicken intended for the ritual, as well as certain leaves, and the tip of a palm leaf, while certain purification formulas are recited.
ihọnmwonwa [ìhɔ̃̀ɱõ̀wà] n.
(< i-họnmwẹn-owa): the purification of house; usually performed to avoid the evil effects of a broken taboo.
ikporhu [ìk͡pòřù] n.
1. sermon-preaching (in the Christian worship as a part of the Sunday service);
2. evangelism.
imiẹfan [ìmỹɛ́fã̀] n.
(< i-miefan): redemption; salvation (in the Christian sense).
imiẹkue [ìmỹɛ̃́kwè] n.
1. (in the Christian sense): admission of sins; confession;
2. acknowledgement.
iruẹbọ [ìɽwɛ̀bɔ̀] n.
1. performing the rites of a god, or juju;
2. pagan worshipping.
irhiama [ìřyàmà] n.
“taking of the sign”: baptism (Christian).
isamẹ [ìsàmɛ̀] n.
1. Christian baptism;
2. fetching of water.
isango [ísã̀gó] n.
Sango, believed to be the god of thunder.
ìsẹ [ìsɛ́] n.
amen; response to a prayer or blessing; implies: “So may it be!”.
iyayi [ìyáyì] n.
belief; faith.:
iyayi Ekristi: “the Christian faith.”
iyẹn-nọma [ìỹɛ̀nɔ̀má] idiom.
1. (Christian): gospel;
2. good tidings.
ogiukpo [ògyùkpò] n.
1. altar (in the Christian church);
2. the dais on which shrines are made.
oguẹga [ògwɛ́gà] n.
a method of divination in which the seeds of the oguẹga tree (Detarium senegalense) are used.
oghodua [óɣóduà] n.
the Christian equivalent for the “Almighty.”
ohẹn [òhɛ̃́ɛ̃̀] n.
priest; religious minister.
olokun [ólókũ̀] n.
the name of a god, believed to be “the owner of the sea”; He is believed to bestow wealth, prosperity and fertility on his followers; has many women priests and worshippers.
ominigbọn [òmĩ̀nĩ̀gbɔ̃] n.
a more exclusive term for the ogwẹga divination.
orukhọọ [òɽùxɔ̀ɔ́] n.
sin (in the Christtian sense); wrongdoing. (cf. ru-khọọ).
ọbiro [ɔ̀bírò] n.
oracler; a diviner.
ọmiọmwanfan [ɔ̀myɔ̀ɱã̀fã̀] n.
(< ọ ― miẹ ― ọmwan ― fan) saviour (in the Christian sense).
ọruẹbọ [ɔ̀ɽwɛ̀bɔ̀] n.
(< ọ-ru-ẹbọ) pagan.
ubọmwẹn [ùbɔ́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
(< u ― bọ ― mwẹn) the act of predicting through oracle.
ugamwẹn [ùgáɱɛ̃̀] n.
1. Christian church service:
ugamwẹn owiẹ: “morning service”
;
ugamwẹn ota ― “evening service”
;
2. the act of serving.
ugbogiorinmwin [úg͡bógyóɽĩ̀ɱĩ̀] n.
a mythical monstrosity believed to reside in the erinmwin; he is said to be very ugly and frightful; hence 2. a nickname for a deformed or very ugly person.
ugbugbe [ùg͡búg͡bè] n.
1. cross (in the Christian sense).
ukhurhẹ [ùxùřɛ̀] n.
a carved staff which constitutes part of ancestral shrines.
uruki [úrukì] n.
a magical or spiritual force that acts on people and thereby causes them to act in a contrary manner.