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Definition of 'mana'Etymology 1
From (etyl) mana, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian .
Noun
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Power, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people.
* 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 193:
- But in popular estimation their essential virtue derived from the personal mana of the sovereign.
(gaming|chiefly|role-playing games) Magical power.
* 2007 , "bear", Makes Lovely Julienne Ogres....'' (on newsgroup ''rec.games.roguelike.angband )
- Teleporting from an open room where there were a dozen black orcs firing bows landed me, low on mana and hitpoints, in a room full of gnome mages who instantly summoned four umber hulks and a xorn!
* 2010 , Ernest Adams, Fundamentals of Game Design (page 580)
- Mana often grows in exponential proportion to population size, so as the population increases the player acquires vastly greater powers—a progression that god games share with spellcaster characters in role-playing games.
Etymology 2
Noun
( en-noun)
(ancient unit of weight or currency)
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Similar to 'mana'mama, mania, mona, mamma, mina, myna, myoma, manna, momma, munia, mauma
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