Palo (Afro-Cuban religion)
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Palo is an Afro-Cuban religion of Central African (particularly Bakongo) origin that centers on spirit veneration, the use of sacred cauldrons (ngangas), and powerful rituals involving natural elements and ancestral forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Palo (Afro-Cuban religion) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16111296 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Palo (Afro-Cuban religion) Context triple: [Bakongo, influencedReligion, Palo (Afro-Cuban religion)]
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A.
Babalú-Ayé
Babalú-Ayé is a major Orisha in the Yoruba and Afro-Cuban religious traditions, revered as the powerful deity of disease, healing, and protection from epidemics.
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B.
Santería
Santería is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion that blends Yoruba spiritual traditions with elements of Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of orishas through rituals, divination, and offerings.
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C.
Lucumí
Lucumí is a liturgical Afro-Cuban language variety derived mainly from Yoruba, used in Santería/Regla de Ocha religious rituals.
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D.
Cuban Vodú
Cuban Vodú is an Afro-Caribbean religious tradition in Cuba that blends West African Vodun beliefs with elements of Catholicism and local spiritual practices.
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E.
Orixa
Orixa is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the citrus family Rutaceae, native to East Asia and known for its aromatic foliage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Palo (Afro-Cuban religion) Target entity description: Palo is an Afro-Cuban religion of Central African (particularly Bakongo) origin that centers on spirit veneration, the use of sacred cauldrons (ngangas), and powerful rituals involving natural elements and ancestral forces.
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A.
Babalú-Ayé
Babalú-Ayé is a major Orisha in the Yoruba and Afro-Cuban religious traditions, revered as the powerful deity of disease, healing, and protection from epidemics.
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B.
Santería
Santería is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion that blends Yoruba spiritual traditions with elements of Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of orishas through rituals, divination, and offerings.
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C.
Lucumí
Lucumí is a liturgical Afro-Cuban language variety derived mainly from Yoruba, used in Santería/Regla de Ocha religious rituals.
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D.
Cuban Vodú
Cuban Vodú is an Afro-Caribbean religious tradition in Cuba that blends West African Vodun beliefs with elements of Catholicism and local spiritual practices.
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E.
Orixa
Orixa is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the citrus family Rutaceae, native to East Asia and known for its aromatic foliage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.