ka·chi·na (k -ch  n)n. 1. Any of numerous deified ancestral spirits of the Pueblo peoples, believed to reside in the pueblo for part of each year. 2. A masked dancer believed to embody a particular spirit during a religious ceremony. 3. A carved doll in the costume of a particular spirit, usually presented as a gift to a child. [Hopi katsina, supernatural being, masked impersonator of a supernatural being.] |
kachina [kəˈtʃiːnə]
n
(Myth & Legend / Non-European Myth & Legend) any of the supernatural beings believed by the Hopi Indians to be the ancestors of living humans
[from Hopi qačina supernatural]
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| Noun | 1. | kachina - a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit |
| 2. | kachina - a deified spirit of the Pueblo people disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings | |
| 3. | kachina - a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift |
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