Loa

//ˈləʊ.ə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary between Bondye (the creator god) and human beings.

    "Here, on the Island Below the Sea, the loa have their permanent residence, their primal location."

  2. 2
    Initialism of leave of absence. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of letter of appreciation. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, letter
  4. 4
    Initialism of length over all, the length of a ship's hull without attachments. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "But in the end, nothing says as much about a yacht, or its owner, as the delicate matter of L.O.A.—length over all."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A town, the county seat of Wayne County, Utah, United States. countable, uncountable

Example

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"Here, on the Island Below the Sea, the loa have their permanent residence, their primal location."

Etymology

From Haitian Creole lwa.

Related phrases

county seathuman beingwayne county

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