Modimo
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Modimo is the supreme creator deity and central divine figure in the traditional religious beliefs of the Sotho-Tswana peoples of Southern Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Modimo canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sotho-Tswana deity
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ rainmaking rituals ⓘ |
| attribute |
benevolence
ⓘ
omnipotence ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
creator of the universe
ⓘ
giver of life ⓘ |
| cosmologyRole |
controller of natural phenomena
ⓘ
sustainer of creation ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Sotho-Tswana moral codes
ⓘ
Sotho-Tswana oral traditions ⓘ Sotho-Tswana worldview ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Sotho people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tswana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Sesotho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Setswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediatedBy |
ancestors
ⓘ
spirit beings ⓘ |
| moralRole |
judge of human behavior
ⓘ
source of moral order ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
God
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the one above ⓘ |
| naturalDomain |
lightning
ⓘ
rain ⓘ thunder ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Basotho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batswana NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Sotho communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Sotho traditional religion
ⓘ
Tswana traditional religion ⓘ |
| role |
central divine figure
ⓘ
supreme creator ⓘ |
| statusInPantheon | highest deity ⓘ |
| syncretism | Christian concept of God ⓘ |
| theologyType | monotheism ⓘ |
| worshipForm |
praise songs
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
family homesteads
ⓘ
hills and mountains ⓘ outdoor sacred sites ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.