"lotu" meaning in Samoan

See lotu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Fijian lotu. Etymology templates: {{der|sm|fj|lotu}} Fijian lotu Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} lotu
  1. a church service
    Sense id: en-lotu-sm-noun-ogKaDA5h Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 12 15 15 12 6 6 6 16 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 15 15 11 6 6 6 16 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  2. a religious sect
    Sense id: en-lotu-sm-noun-r1cBGq0y Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ekalesia, falesa
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