Sedna

/ (ˈsɛdnə) /

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noun

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

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Word Origin for Sedna

C21: after the Inuit goddess of the ocean

Words nearby Sedna

sedimentology, sedimentometer, sedition, seditionary, seditious, Sedna, Sedrah, sed rate, seduce, seducer, seduction

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How to use Sedna in a sentence

Worse still, if he falls sick he is given a dog's name, so that the goddess Sedna will look kindly upon him.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales|Clara Kern Bayliss
Sedna restores their souls to full health and then she sends them up to the second heaven.
The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900|Various
On the following day Sedna sends her servant, who is called Kaileteta, to visit the tribe.
The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900|Various
It is said that if they should not wear the skin of the proper animal, Sedna would be offended and would punish them.
The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900|Various

If the angakut should fail to free Sedna from the transgressions, bad weather and hunger would prevail during the ensuing winter.
The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900|Various