defecates excretes waste matter from the bowels.
desecrated to have taken away the sacredness of; treat as not sacred; profane.
efulefu worthless men in the eyes of the community.
egusi melon seeds prepared for a soup.
egwugwu leaders of the clan who wear masks during certain rituals and speak on behalf of the spirits; the term can be either singular or plural.
Eke day, Afo day The Igbo week has four days: Eke, Oye, Afo, and Nkwo.
ekwe a drum.
emissary a person or agent sent on a specific mission.
eneke-nti-oba a bird that flies endlessly.
entrails the inner organs of humans or animals; specifically, the intestines; viscera; guts.
esoteric intended for or understood by only a chosen few, as an inner group of disciples or initiates (said of ideas, literature, and so).
evangelism a preaching of, or zealous effort to spread, the gospel.
Evil Forest the name of the leader of the egwugwu; also the name of the forest where taboo objects and people are abandoned.
Eze elina, elina a favorite song of Ikemefuna's about how Danda the ant holds court and how the sand dances forever; it was introduced as a story at the end of Chapter 4.
Ezeugo the name for a person of high religious significance, such as an Igbo priest.
Ezinma Ekwefi and Okonkwo's daughter; meaning true beauty. She is also called Nma and Ezigbo, which mean the good one (child).
fetish any object believed by some person or group to have magical power.
