sundance

See also: sun dance and Sundance

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

sun +‎ dance

Noun

sundance (plural sundances)

  1. Any of various Native American religious rituals with song, dance, praying, etc.
    • 1992, Mari Sandoz, Helen Winter Stauffer, Letters of Mari Sandoz, page 340:
      Of course before this there will be lesser fights with Indian foes and whites, and much village life, moving, sundances and other ceremonials to record and a great hunt on the Yellowstone […]
    • 2001, Susan Lobo, Kurt Peters, American Indians and the Urban Experience, page 256:
      Mary and her husband, Jack Hyatt (Cherokee/African-American), have participated in sundances for a number of years.
  2. Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of southern US, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico.
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