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Lamaism
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La⋅ma⋅ism
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ˈlɑ
məˌɪz
əm
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Lamaism
–noun
the Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia, a Mahayana form including non-Buddhist Indian elements as well as elements of the preexisting Bön shamanism.
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Origin:
1810–20;
lama
+
-ism
Related forms:
La⋅ma⋅ist,
noun
La⋅ma⋅is⋅tic,
adjective
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La·ma·ism
(lä'mə-ĭz'əm)
n. Tibetan Buddhism.
La'ma·ist
n.
,
La'ma·is'tic
adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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