Vodou priest
C11332
concept
A Vodou priest is a spiritual leader and ritual specialist who serves as an intermediary between humans and the spirits (lwa), performing ceremonies, divination, healing, and community guidance within the Vodou religious tradition.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vodou priest canonical | 3 |
| voodoo priestess | 2 |
| Vodun religious specialist | 1 |
| voodoo practitioner | 1 |
| voodoo priest | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Vodou priest
Generated description
A Vodou priest is a spiritual leader and ritual specialist who serves as an intermediary between humans and the spirits (lwa), performing ceremonies, divination, healing, and community guidance within the Vodou religious tradition.
Instances (8)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| oungan | — |
| Tia Dalma | voodoo priestess |
| Dr. Facilier | voodoo practitioner |
| Mackandal | — |
| Dutty Boukman | — |
| Papa Midnite | voodoo priest |
| hounon | Vodun religious specialist |
| Mama Odie | voodoo priestess |