Meaning & use
Zemis
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Sacred spirits or deities of the Taino people of the Caribbean, or the carved wooden or stone objects believed to embody them.
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Archaeologists uncovered several zemis carved from stone in a cave once used for Taino rituals.
Each zemi was thought to hold power over a specific aspect of nature, such as rain or fertility.
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Also spelled "cemi"; central to the religious practice of the Taino, the Indigenous people who inhabited the Caribbean before European colonization.
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