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Santa Muerte
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English
thumb|150px|upright|Close-up of a Santa Muerte south of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Etymology
en es Santa Muerte Holy Death.
Proper noun
1
A female folk saint venerated primarily in Mexico and among Mexican-Americans in the United States. A personification of death, also associated with healing, protection and safe delivery to the afterlife.
Synonyms
personification of death en Azrael, en Death, the Grim Reaper, the reaper, the pale rider, the rider, the angel of death, the Shinigami, psychopomp
Translations
patron saint of death
Romanian: ro Sfânta Moarte f
Further reading
Santa Muerte
en Death Gods Personifications