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Mana

2 stages from Polynesian to English.

Today it means a quality of spiritual power, authority, or prestige, from Polynesian tradition
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Stage 1 of 2
mana
Polynesian · ancient
"spiritual power, prestige"
a supernatural or spiritual power believed to inhabit people and objects
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Stage 2 of 2
mana
English · 1800s-1900s
"a sense of authority, prestige, or spiritual power"
adopted through the study of Polynesian religion and culture
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