heiau

Examples

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• The heiau was a sacred place where local families gathered to perform traditional ceremonies.

• I glanced at the breadfruit trees, then at the heiau.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Up the rise, past the heiau, a quick jog to the right.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Under the trees by the heiau, I crouched, listening again.

  Fiction book (1999)

• He walks toward the heiau...

  Fiction book (1999)

• But he veered away from me, past the heiau, his footsteps slapping on the hard-packed ground.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Within the fort, Mills found evidence that for years after the Russians abandoned the site, native Hawaiians used the fort as a heiau, or sacred site.

  Academic text (2006)

• Jan Lyndon and Bryan O'Callaghan stood by the heiau with Kim Shields, the camerawoman.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Visitors to the island were amazed by the intricate carvings found at the ancient heiau.

• During our hike, we discovered a hidden heiau nestled deep in the forest, dedicated to Hawaiian gods.

Synonyms

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temple

vsheiau

365 3.4

A building where people go to worship a god, for example in Hindu or ancient Greek religions

is specific to Hawaiian tradition and denotes a traditional sacred ceremonial site

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Etymology