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babaylan



ba·bay·lan



babaylan   
noun
variants: or babailan \ ˌbäbīˈlän \ or babalyan \ -​bəlˈyän \ or babalian \ -​bəlēˈän \

Definition of babaylan

in central and southern Philippines
: a pagan priest, priestess, or medium



First Known Use of babaylan

1900, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for babaylan

of Philippine origin; akin to Tagbanuwa babalyan, from balyan mediumship, esoteric religious skill



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