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la·ma /ˈlɑmə/
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La·ma, n. In Tibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism.
The Grand Lama, or Dalai Lama , the supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. Until the Chinese occupied Tibet he resided in Lhasa, but now (1998) is in exile. See Lamaism.
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lama
n 1: a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
2: llamas [syn: genus Lama]
Lama
(Matt. 27:46), a Hebrew word meaning why, quoted from Ps. 22:1.