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单词 Ratana
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Definition of Ratana in English:

Ratana

nounˈrɑːtənə
mass noun
  • 1A Maori Christian sect and political movement founded in 1918.

    Ratana makes wide use of sacred-secular healing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Religions include the New Zealand Christian sects, Ratana and Ringatu, Hinduism and Judaism.
    • Labour has had an almost unbroken 70-year alliance with Ratana.
    • The movement supposedly has a political reach far beyond the 45,000 people (8 per cent of Maori) who report Ratana to be their religion.
    • I come again today to speak to the leadership of Ratana.
    • Ratana picked up a second seat and, a year later, they sealed an electoral alliance that lasted for more than 70 years.
    1. 1.1count noun A member of the Ratana religion or church.
      I hope Ratanas will vote on the issues facing all the Maori people
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are a lot of Ratanas who because of this history have had enough of the compromise.
      • In 1963 one seat was won by a member of the Mormon Church, but it was regained by a Ratana in the by-election of 1967.
      • As a Ratana she was allied with the Labour Party which initially showed some hesitation in endorsing a woman candidate in a Maori electorate.
      • Ratana Pa is not just an event for the Ratanas out there but is also an example of what an unapologetic and deliberate faith can look like.
      • I never became a Ratana.
adjectiveˈrɑːtənə
  • Relating to the Ratana religion or church.

    the Ratana community
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The annual pilgrimage has become such a political event because the Ratana Church is recognised in our history as a political movement.
    • Ratana or not, it is hard to not be spiritually and emotionally moved by the goings on at the Pa.
    • The body of the prophet was carried across to the Temple where a Ratana Apostle performed the last rites.
    • The founder of the Ratana Church effected miraculous cures and claimed to be God's direct mouth-piece for the Maoris.
    • Thousands of the Ratana faithful turn up on November 8, their church's formation date, and on January 25, to celebrate its founder's birthday.
    • It was not until 1931 that a Ratana candidate was elected.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after the founder of the movement, Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana (1870–1939).

 
 
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