noun Download 🔗Share Power, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people. Examples : "The warrior possessed great mana, inspiring awe in his fellow villagers. " religion mythology supernatural culture energy philosophy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Magical power. Examples : "The wizard channeled all his mana into the spell to defeat the dragon. " supernatural religion mythology ability soul mind energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. Examples : ""The historian explained that a mana was used in ancient Babylon to measure the value of goods, just like we use dollars today." " history economy finance value archaeology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent. Examples : ""The merchant calculated the price of the silver based on its weight, which came to three mana." " history archaeology value unit amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. Examples : "The children spotted a beautiful mana perched on the branch of the mango tree. " bird animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. Examples : "The Bible describes how God provided the Israelites with mana, a daily food that appeared miraculously in the desert. " food religion mythology history literature theology supernatural Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck. Examples : "Finding a twenty-dollar bill on the sidewalk felt like pure mana; I really needed it for lunch today. " mythology religion culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.http//www.museum.vic.gov.au/forest/plants/gum.html Examples : "After a rain, we collected the sticky, sweet mana that had fallen from the manna gum tree in the park. " substance plant nature food biology chemistry environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading