wakan
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Having a holy meaning in Native American religious beliefs
- adjective
- US
:
sagrado
- The wakan spirit of the mountains guides us.
Examples
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Many stories speak of a wakan power that connects all living things.
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Visitors are asked to show respect when entering this wakan place.
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The elders gathered at the wakan site to perform their annual ceremony.
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Many tribes believe in wakan forces in nature.
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The elders gathered at the wakan site to perform their annual ceremony.
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Visitors are asked to show respect when entering this wakan place.
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Many tribes believe in wakan forces in nature.
Antonyms
How Sacred
Surface Forms
wakan positive
Etymology
Wakan comes from the Lakota word wakȟáŋ, which means 'sacred' or 'spirit'. So a wakan place is a holy or powerful place that people treat with respect.