mana

[ mah-nah ]

/ ˈmɑ nɑ /

noun Anthropology.

a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.

Origin of mana

Borrowed into English from Polynesian around 1835–45

Words nearby mana

mampoer, Ma'mun, al-, Mamurius, mamzer, man, mana, man about town, manacle, manada, Manado, manage

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Example sentences from the Web for mana

Melissa Cheyney, chief author of the pro-home-birth MANA study, calls the Cornell methodology “misleading.”
The Home-Birth Rebellion|Brandy Zadrozny|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If one knocks out the tooth of a workingman, he shall pay of a mana of silver.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton
One characteristic fact clearly shows the fundamental reason which has kept the idea of the mana so specialized in Australia.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim
First of all, it presupposes the notion of mana or the totemic principle of which it is only a special form.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim

Each name marked the peculiar "mana" or divine gift which Hina, the mother, had bestowed upon her daughters.
Legends of Ma-ui--a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina|W. D. Westervelt
One is worn by the girl, and the mana is covered with the other.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for mana

mana

/ (ˈmɑːnə) /

noun anthropol

(in Polynesia, Melanesia, etc) a concept of a life force, believed to be seated in the head, and associated with high social status and ritual power

any power achieved by ritual means; prestige; authority

Word Origin for mana

from Polynesian

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单词	mana
释义	mana [ mah-nah ] / ˈmɑ nɑ / noun Anthropology. a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons. Origin of mana Borrowed into English from Polynesian around 1835–45 Words nearby mana mampoer, Ma'mun, al-, Mamurius, mamzer, man, mana, man about town, manacle, manada, Manado, manage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mana Melissa Cheyney, chief author of the pro-home-birth MANA study, calls the Cornell methodology “misleading.” The Home-Birth Rebellion\|Brandy Zadrozny\|February 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If one knocks out the tooth of a workingman, he shall pay of a mana of silver. Archology and the Bible\|George A. Barton One characteristic fact clearly shows the fundamental reason which has kept the idea of the mana so specialized in Australia. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim First of all, it presupposes the notion of mana or the totemic principle of which it is only a special form. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim Each name marked the peculiar "mana" or divine gift which Hina, the mother, had bestowed upon her daughters. Legends of Ma-ui--a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina\|W. D. Westervelt One is worn by the girl, and the mana is covered with the other. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston British Dictionary definitions for mana mana / (ˈmɑːnə) / noun anthropol (in Polynesia, Melanesia, etc) a concept of a life force, believed to be seated in the head, and associated with high social status and ritual power any power achieved by ritual means; prestige; authority Word Origin for mana from Polynesian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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