Olú orókè
name
/ō.lú ō.ɾó.kè/
Definitions
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a nickname and praise name for the supreme deity Ọlụ́a, who is primarily associated with hills
Similar wordsOlórókèOlúrókè
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a deity associated with fertility in some towns, closely associated with Ọlụ́a but regarded as a different deity
Olú orókè mọ́ mọ̀ jogun ja olórò kọ́n ṣe ọdún í oo Olú orókè do not bring war and strife to the one who is doing the rituals of this festivalSimilar wordsOlórókèOlúrókè
Etymology
From olú (“leader, lord, prominent one”) + orí (“on top”) + òkè (“hill”), literally “The lord on the top of the hill”
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A high-ranking divinity (ụmọlẹ̀) of many Èkìtì Yoruba towns, regarded as the supreme deity of the hill and the sky. In some traditions Ọlụ́a is regarded as the supreme being, equivalent to Olódùmarè and Àbarị̀ṣà. This deity's who worshipped is characterized by the performance of ẹ̀fẹ̀ and ùjàamẹ̀ṣẹ̀ poetry.
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where this word is spelled “Olu oroke”.
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