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tohungaism

tohungaism noun: the Māori belief in tohungas, or native priests.

Noun

tohungaism (uncountable)

  1. The Māori belief in tohungas, or native priests.

Origin of tohungaism

From tohunga + -ism.

Questions about tohungaism

What does tohungaism mean?
Tohungaism means the Māori belief in tohungas, or native priests.
What part of speech is tohungaism?
Tohungaism is a noun.

Words near tohungaism in the dictionary

  1. Tohopekaliga
  2. tohorah
  3. tohu-bohu
  4. tohubohu
  5. tohunga
  6. tohungaism
  7. tohungas
  8. tohutō
  9. TOI
  10. toi, toi, toi
  11. Toia

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