whare karakia

Maori

Etymology

Compound of whare (“house”) +‎ karakia (“prayer, incantation, church service”).

Noun

whare karakia

  1. a religious building: a church, a synagogue, a mosque, a house of prayer
    Nō te rā hāpati i kauhau ai a Te Karaiti, i roto i ngā whare karakia.
    On the sabbath day Christ preached in the churches.

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