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Definition of Ratana in English: Ratananounˈrɑːtənə mass noun1A 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.
- 1.1count 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. 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). |