Definition of tohunga in English:

tohunga

noun ˈtəʊhʊŋə

A Maori priest or learned person.
he was taken under the wing of a tohunga from Taranaki
the tohunga are highly respected members of any Maori community because of their skills in faith healing
Example sentencesExamples
- It can be placed anonymously and is usually invoked by a tohunga, an expert practitioner, who can also lift it.
- Historically, only tohunga were allowed to live on the mountain.
- Artisans such as tattoo artists, canoe builders, house builders, and carvers were all classified as tohunga in Maori.
- When a sick person died, the tohunga would blame it on the patient, saying they had breached tapu or had committed a spiritual transgression.
- For a while, things were calm, until the paramount chief and tohunga began a new campaign.
- Based on a real story from 1937, the drama is about an ambitious teacher who seeks to awaken his spiritual prowess through visiting a tohunga.
- We must festoon the forests with these stones and bring in armies of tohunga to protect the pigeons with chants.
- In the days gone by, people like her mother would be trained as tohunga and their gifts developed.
- She explains that the tohunga of old practiced in the best interests of Maori and cared for their spiritual needs.
- I cannot be emphatic enough in condemning these tohunga, for I have seen the result of their work.

Origin

Early 19th century: Maori, literally one skilled in signs and marks.

单词	tohunga
释义	Definition of tohunga in English: tohunga noun ˈtəʊhʊŋə NZ A Maori priest or learned person. he was taken under the wing of a tohunga from Taranaki the tohunga are highly respected members of any Maori community because of their skills in faith healing Example sentencesExamples It can be placed anonymously and is usually invoked by a tohunga, an expert practitioner, who can also lift it. Historically, only tohunga were allowed to live on the mountain. Artisans such as tattoo artists, canoe builders, house builders, and carvers were all classified as tohunga in Maori. When a sick person died, the tohunga would blame it on the patient, saying they had breached tapu or had committed a spiritual transgression. For a while, things were calm, until the paramount chief and tohunga began a new campaign. Based on a real story from 1937, the drama is about an ambitious teacher who seeks to awaken his spiritual prowess through visiting a tohunga. We must festoon the forests with these stones and bring in armies of tohunga to protect the pigeons with chants. In the days gone by, people like her mother would be trained as tohunga and their gifts developed. She explains that the tohunga of old practiced in the best interests of Maori and cared for their spiritual needs. I cannot be emphatic enough in condemning these tohunga, for I have seen the result of their work. Origin Early 19th century: Maori, literally one skilled in signs and marks.
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