Om
noun Hinduism.
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
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Om
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So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Om.
O.M.
British.
Order of Merit.
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| om | |
| —the internet domain name for | |
| Oman | |
Om (əʊm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Hinduism a sacred syllable typifying the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, who are concerned in the threefold operation of integration, maintenance, and disintegration | |
| [from Sanskrit] | |
| OM | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| 1. | Order of Merit (a Brit title) |
| —symbol for | |
| 2. | currency (the former) Ostmark |
| OM | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Oman (international car registration) | |
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Word Origin & History
om
mystical word in Hinduism, Buddhism; an utterance of assent, 1788.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| om Oromo |
OM
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| Om. Oman |
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