proper nounMānaMANA☆ KeepMeaningancient Roman goddessesLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MANALEWIS & SHORTMANAMāna, also Genita Mana, and Ma-nuāna, ae, f., I. ancient Roman goddesses who presided over the submanes, Mart. Cap. 2, § 164; Plin. 29, 4, 14, § 58.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyManaMana. or MANA GE'NITA, an ancient Italian divinity. When a sacrifice was offered to her, the people used to pray that none of those born in the house …