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karakia

/ ˌkɑːrəˈkiːə /

noun

  1. a prayer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of karakia1

Māori
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Example Sentences

Ranui embeds Maori culture by using words from the language in her coaching and leading Karakia, a type of Maori prayer, after matches.

Ranui embeds Maori culture by using words from the language in her coaching and leading Karakia, a type of Maori prayer, after matches.

Leger-Walker said some 100 people would be there for nightly prayer circles called “Karakia,” a Maori word for prayer.

“Whenever I haka, I feel like I am from the tribe, standing with them — that all their spirits are with us,” said high school student Georgia Horiana Myers Meihana, after she and her classmates finished reciting a karakia, or Maori prayer, at a flower memorial.

"Whenever I haka, I feel like I am from the tribe, standing with them — that all their spirits are with us," said high school student Georgia Horiana Myers Meihana, after she and her classmates finished reciting a karakia, or Maori prayer, at a flower memorial.

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