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Ghede
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Alternative forms
Gede
Guede
Noun
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In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa generally associated with death.
en 1996 Gerdès Fleurant Dancing Spirits 103 In Haiti, the Gede are the most numerous among all the Iwa.
en 2007 Kevin Filan The Haitian Vodou Handbook 31 Destiny Books As life ends in death, so does a fet end with homage to the Bawon and Brigitte, the king and queen of the graveyard, and their servants, the Ghede.
en 2012 Michael R Hall Historical Dictionary of Haiti 120 Ghede loa are boisterous and have a healthy sexual appetite.
Anagrams
en deegh Hedge Hegde hedge
en Voodoo