orenda

/aw-ren-duh, oh-ren-/US // ɔˈrɛn də, oʊˈrɛn- //

奥伦达,奥伦塔,奥伦多,奥伦德

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.

The Orenda girls turned instinctively toward Isagani, who smiled silently.
The Iroquoian tribes designate this mysterious force orenda.
A man who hunts well has much and good orenda; the shy bird who escapes his snares has a fine orenda.
This notion of orenda, a sort of pan-vitalism, is more fluid than animism, and probably precedes it.
Like orenda it manifests itself in noises, but specially mysterious ones, it is mana that is rustling in the trees.