babaylan
noun
ba·bay·lan
variants
or babailan
or babalyan
or babalian
ˌbäbīˈlän
-bəlˈyän
-bəlēˈän
plural babaylanes
-äˌnās
in central and southern Philippines
: a pagan priest, priestess, or medium
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