ghost dance
noun
a ritual dance intended to establish communion with the dead, especially such a dance as performed by various messianic western American Indian cults in the late 19th century.
Origin of ghost dance
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Words nearby ghost dance
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Example sentences from the Web for ghost dance
The only really serious disturbance within a generation was the "Ghost-dance war" of 1890-91.
The Indian Today |Charles A. EastmanWithin the last two years, however, they have revived the ghost-dance ceremonies with all the old-time vigor (see the calendar).
The third day of the ghost-dance at Cliff Crest was to be the day of the big event—as the office parlance had it.
In Our Town |William Allen White
British Dictionary definitions for ghost dance
ghost dance
noun
a religious dance of certain North American Indians, connected with a political movement (from about 1888) that looked to reunion with the dead and a return to an idealized state of affairs before Europeans came