kahuna
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- noun
- /kəˈhuːnə/
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kahuna
- The kahuna performed a traditional ceremony to bless the new home.
- kahuna nui
- big kahunas
He said the kahunas are raised to have no doubt, to have no doubt, to have a knowing.
- He said the kahunas are raised to have no doubt, to have no doubt, to have a knowing.
Examples
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And the kahunas have nothing to do with his church.
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The book details forgiveness and meditation techniques used in Hawaii for hundreds of years through Dr. James' lineage to one of the last practicing kahuna of mental health and wellbeing.
Blog text (4) -
The facilitators may be family elders (hanau mua), specialists (kahuna), or healers (ho'ola).
Academic text (2004) -
Dr. Matt has also immersed himself in Huna, the ancient practices of the Hawaiian islands of forgiveness and meditation for mental health and well-being, and he carries on the lineage of one of the last practicing kahuna.
Blog text (4) -
The kahuna took La'ielohelohe to Wahiawato, a sacred place called Kukaniloko, while his wife, Waka, hid La'ieikawai in a cave accessible only by swimming into the depths of a nearby pool called Wai'apuka.
Academic text (2008) -
In Hawaiian culture, a kahuna is revered as a spiritual healer and community leader.
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As an expert in ancient practices, the kahuna guided us through the rituals of the festival.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kahuna comes from Hawaiian, where a kahuna was a respected 'priest' or 'expert' who led ceremonies and did healing, so the word means a sacred or skilled person.