Sedna

/ ˈsɛdnə /

noun

1. a large planet-like object discovered in 2003, orbiting the sun but considerably beyond Pluto

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sedna¹

C21: after the Inuit goddess of the ocean

Example Sentences

Worse still, if he falls sick he is given a dog's name, so that the goddess Sedna will look kindly upon him.

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Sedna restores their souls to full health and then she sends them up to the second heaven.

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On the following day Sedna sends her servant, who is called Kaileteta, to visit the tribe.

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It is said that if they should not wear the skin of the proper animal, Sedna would be offended and would punish them.

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If the angakut should fail to free Sedna from the transgressions, bad weather and hunger would prevail during the ensuing winter.

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