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Hau-Hauism
(Hau-Hauism)
Pronunciation:
/ˈhaʊˌhaʊɪʒ(ə)m/
noun
[
mass noun
]
a 19th-century Maori religion promising eternal salvation from the white man.
Origin:
from Maori
Hau Hau
+
-ism
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