| Pronunciation: | | 'lâmu`izum
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- [n] Tibetan Buddhist doctrine including non-Buddhist Indian elements and elements of preexisting shamanism
- [n] Tibetan Buddhism having great variety in its ritual practices and a complex hierarchical organization
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LAMAISM is a 7 letter word that starts with L. |
| | See Also: | | Buddhism, Lamaist, Mahayana |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \La"ma*ism\, n.
A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Thibet,
Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from
the name of its priests. See 2d {Lama}.
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