rain dance

noun

a ritual dance intended to bring rain (Freq. 1)

• Hypernyms: ↑ritual dancing, ↑ritual dance, ↑ceremonial dance

• Hyponyms: ↑corn dance, ↑hula, ↑hula-hula, ↑Hawaiian dancing

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noun

: a dance forming part of a ritual for invoking rain (as the ancient hula of Hawaii and the surviving corn dances of American Indians)

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(esp. among American Indians) a ritualistic dance performed to bring rain.

[1925-30]

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rain dance noun

A religious ceremonial dance performed by Native Americans in the belief that it will bring rain

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Main Entry: ↑rain

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rain dance,

a ritual dance, performed by many primitive peoples, to bring rain.

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n. a ritual done to summon rain, as practiced by some Pueblo Indian and other peoples

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ˈrain dance 7 [rain dance rain dances] noun

a dance traditionally performed by some Native Americans to encourage rain