mana

power, authority, supernatural power

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A fantasy-game spellcaster draws luminous blue energy from a partially depleted, unlabeled game resource bar into a spell above his palm.

noun

mana

MAH-nuh/ˈmɑːnə/

Magical or spiritual power.

Etymology

manaMāoripower, authority, supernatural power

Māori mana connects supernatural power with authority. The English spiritual or magical sense retains the supernatural dimension of that broader concept of power.

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