orenda

[ aw-ren-duh, oh-ren- ]

/ ɔˈrɛn də, oʊˈrɛn- /

noun

a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.

Origin of orenda

1902; coined by U.S. ethnologist J.N.B. Hewitt from the supposed Huron cognate of Mohawk orę́˙naʔ inherent power (akin to karę́˙naʔ song; compare Seneca oęnǫʔ power, song with power, kaęnǫʔ song)

Words nearby orenda

Orel, or else, Orem, Ore Mountains, Orenburg, orenda, Orense, Oreo, oreodont, Oreopithecus, ore rotundo

Example sentences from the Web for orenda

At bottom, there is nothing in the world which does not have its quota of orenda; but the quantities vary.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim
When a storm is brewing the magician is said to be making its orenda.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
This notion of orenda, a sort of pan-vitalism, is more fluid than animism, and probably precedes it.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
If an animal escapes from a hunter who is pursuing it, it is because the orenda of the former was the more powerful.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim

This orenda is your power to do things, your force, sometimes almost your personality.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others

单词	orenda
释义	orenda [ aw-ren-duh, oh-ren- ] / ɔˈrɛn də, oʊˈrɛn- / noun a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for. Origin of orenda 1902; coined by U.S. ethnologist J.N.B. Hewitt from the supposed Huron cognate of Mohawk orę́˙naʔ inherent power (akin to karę́˙naʔ song; compare Seneca oęnǫʔ power, song with power, kaęnǫʔ song) Words nearby orenda Orel, or else, Orem, Ore Mountains, Orenburg, orenda, Orense, Oreo, oreodont, Oreopithecus, ore rotundo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orenda At bottom, there is nothing in the world which does not have its quota of orenda; but the quantities vary. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim When a storm is brewing the magician is said to be making its orenda. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others This notion of orenda, a sort of pan-vitalism, is more fluid than animism, and probably precedes it. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others If an animal escapes from a hunter who is pursuing it, it is because the orenda of the former was the more powerful. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim This orenda is your power to do things, your force, sometimes almost your personality. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others
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