yɑ, -yə noun Hinduism.
1.
the power, as of a god, to produce illusions.
2.
the production of an illusion.
3.
(in Vedantic philosophy) the illusion of the reality of sensory experience and of the experienced qualities and attributes of oneself.
4.
( initial capital letter ) . Also called Mahamaya. a goddess personifying the power that creates phenomena.
Origin:
1815–25; < Sanskrit
1815–25; < Sanskrit
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ma·yan, adjective
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noun
1.
a member of a major pre-Columbian civilization of the Yucatán Peninsula that reached its peak in the 9th century a.d. and produced magnificent ceremonial cities with pyramids, a sophisticated mathematical and calendar system, hieroglyphic writing, and fine sculpture, painting, and ceramics.
2.
a member of a modern American Indian people of southern Mexico, Guatemala, and parts of Honduras who are the descendants of this ancient civilization.
3.
any of the Mayan languages; the historical and modern languages of the Mayas.
adjective
4.
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| —n | |
| Hinduism illusion, esp the material world of the senses regarded as illusory | |
| [C19: from Sanskrit] | |
| 'mayan | |
| —adj | |
| Maya1 (ˈmaɪə, ˈmɑːjə, ˈmɑːjɑː) | |
| —n | |
| the Hindu goddess of illusion, the personification of the idea that the material world is illusory | |
| 'Mayan1 | |
| —adj | |
| Maya2 (ˈmaɪə) | |
| —n , -ya, -yas | |
| 1. | Also called: Mayan a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan, Belize, and N Guatemala, having an ancient culture once characterized by outstanding achievements in architecture, astronomy, chronology, painting, and pottery |
| 2. | See also Mayan the language of this people |
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