lama
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la·ma 
[lah-muh] Pronunciation Key
[lah-muh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a priest or monk in Lamaism. |
[Origin: 1645–55; < Tibetan lama (sp. bla ma) lit., superior one (in Tibetan applied only to monks of high rank)]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| la·ma
(lä'mə) Pronunciation Key
n. A Buddhist monk of Tibet or Mongolia. [Tibetan bla-ma, the upper one, lama, from bla, superior.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
lama
lama
"Buddhist priest of Mongolia or Tibet," 1654, from Tibetan blama "chief, high priest," with silent b-.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| lama | |
noun | |
| 1. | a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism |
| 2. | llamas |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
lama [(lah-muh)]
lama [(lah-muh)]
In the Buddhism of Tibet, a monk or priest. The chief of the lamas is the Dalai Lama.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Lama
La"ma\ (?; 277), n. (Zo["o]l.) See Llama.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Lama
La"ma\, n. [Thibet. blama (pronounced l["a]"ma) a chief, a high priest.] In Thibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism. The Grand Lama, or Dalai Lama [lit., Ocean Lama], the supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. See Lamaism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Lama
(Matt. 27:46), a Hebrew word meaning why, quoted from Ps. 22:1.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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