Rātana

See also: ratana

English

Etymology

Named after its founder, T. W. Ratana (1873–1939).

Proper noun

Rātana

  1. A Maori Christian church founded in New Zealand.
    • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 229:
      “She was Ratana, and I was Catholic, but we were very diplomatic about religion.”
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