mana

Examples

• All

• Your mana is as impressive as ever, I see.

  Love N Success (2015)

• The Long Ear mana proved its power.

  Rapa Nui (1994)

• They were a people with mana, pride.

  Once Were Warriors (1994)

• No, I didn't sense mana of that magnitude.

  Emmanuel and Me (2019)

• In Hawaiian Ho'oponopono, the leader of the session is a respected elder chosen because of mana, or personal power (Shook and Kwan 1987, 126-31).

  Academic text (2004)

• Her mana within the community grew after she led several successful initiatives that improved local welfare.

• The team's mana was evident when they came together to support each other during challenging times.

Synonyms

P

power

vsmana

∞ 3.4

Ability to control people or events

focuses on social prestige and recognized influence rather than general authority

A

ascendance

vsmana

3 8.0

Power or influence over other people

is more about social prestige and symbolic standing than direct dominance

A

ascendence

vsmana

9.0

Having power over other people or groups

is about social prestige and recognized standing as the source of influence

P

puissance

vsmana

• Formal

9.9

Great power or influence that lets someone control others

is about social authority and prestige rather than sheer might

Antonyms

P

powerlessness

9 5.8

A feeling of being unable to control or change what happens

S

subordination

4 7.0

Being in a lower position under someone else's control

How Influential

power

∞ 3.4

influence

806 2.3

mana

1 9.9

prestige

62 5.1

standing

217 3.7

reputation

919 3.0

Surface Forms

Etymology