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orenda

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɔˈɹɛn.də/
  • /oʊˈɹɛn.də/
  • rhymes with -ɛndə
  • CMU ARPABET: AO0 R EH1 N D AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A mystical power thought by the Iroquois to pervade all things.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Supposedly coined in 1902 by American ethnologist John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt using a Wyandot (Iroquoian) cognate to Mohawk orę́·naʔ (“inherent power”).