Hawaiian Verb · Spirit
hōʻano
Pronunciation: /ho-OH-ah-noh/
Meaning
To sanctify, to consecrate, to make holy.
Example sentences
Ua **hōʻano** ʻia ka ʻahaʻaina ma ka luakini kahiko.
The ceremony was sanctified at the ancient temple.
Makemake mākou e **hōʻano** i kēia wahi no ka hoʻomanaʻo ʻana i ko mākou poʻe kūpuna.
We want to consecrate this place in remembrance of our ancestors.
Na ke kahuna i **hōʻano** ka pōhaku no ka hale hou.
The priest sanctified the stone for the new house.
About this word
“hōʻano” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To sanctify, to consecrate, to make holy. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.