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Atua

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Noun
  1. 1
    A spiritual being in Polynesian culture; a god or demon. New-Zealand

    "Nothing was taken from the domain of these atua without respect, propitiation and expressions of gratitude."

Etymology

From Māori atua. Compare Tahitian atua, Samoan atua, Hawaiian akua.

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