Ọlọrun


Olorun is the ruler of the Heavens. The Supreme God or Supreme Being in the Yoruba pantheon, Olorun is also called Olodumare.
Humans do not worship Olorun directly; there are no sacred areas of worship or ordained person. Olorun is outlying, distant, and does not partake in human rituals. There are no shrines or sacrifices dedicated directly to him, although followers can send prayers in his direction.
Among Yoruba Christians and Muslims, the word Ọlọrun is also commonly used to denote their faith in God as The Almighty Divine, The Absolute Sovereign.
For Yoruba traditions, there is no centralized authority; because of this and the way the traditions were spread through the slave trade to other areas of the world, there are many different ways that Yoruban people and their descendants or orisa-based faiths can understand the idea of Olorun.

Etymology

From the Yoruba language, his name is a contraction of the words oní and ọ̀run.