2. Noun. Priest of high rank, or often said of an expert in a profession, such as dentistry. ¹
3. Noun. Sorcerer, magician or wizard. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kahuna
1. a medicine man [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kahuna
Literary usage of Kahuna
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hawaii nei (1899)
"A kahuna, be it known, is a relic of the ancient priesthood—a doctor, a wizard,
an impostor, ... The kahuna!s medical theory he shares with the Chinese, ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language to which is Appended an English by Lorrin Andrews (1865)
"Generally in Hawaiian antiquities, the word kahuna without uy qualifying ...
kahuna and hoi, to speak. One who speaks or declares publicly ; a preacher. ..."
3. Hawaiian Antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii) by David Malo (1903)
"The affair, was conducted in the following manner: The friend or interested party,
having provided himself with a pig, went before the kahuna kuni and ..."
4. Three Old Maids in Hawaii by Ellen Blackmar Maxwell (1896)
"The Visit to a kahuna. CHAPTER VII. THE VISIT TO A kahuna. ONE night Rose sat on
the lanai waiting for ..."
5. Scenes in Hawaii by Minnie Caroline Robinson Grant (1888)
"Mrs. Sinclair and Family.—Ideal Life. —Waimea River.—Kekaha.—Visit there. —Lepers
at Waimea.—Cane at Kekaha.—Old kahuna.— Blue Lake at Kekaha. ..."
6. Island Song Lyrics by Larry W. Jones (2003)
"Big kahuna Hawaiian (07/20/2002) (#029) Well I'ma big kahuna Hawaiian I wear ...
I was strollin' down the beach With my big kahuna badge My shell ankle lei ..."
7. Legends of Old Honolulu by William Drake Westervelt (1915)
"... the priest of the temple Ka-he-iki, became the ancestor of one of the greatest
of the priestly dans of the islands—the Mo-o-kahuna (the priests of the ..."
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