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Lama

Lama Meaning & Definition
Lama Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lama?

[n] llamas
[n] a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lama: genus Lama

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See Also | alpaca | Camelidae | Dalai Lama | domestic llama | family Camelidae | Grand Lama | guanaco | Lama guanicoe | Lama pacos | Lama peruana | mammal genus | non-Christian priest | Panchen Lama | priest

Lama In Webster's Dictionary

\La"ma\ (?; 277), n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Llama}.
\La"ma\, n. [Thibet. blama (pronounced l["a]"ma) a chief, a high priest.] In Thibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism. {The Grand Lama}, or {Dalai Lama} [lit., Ocean Lama], the supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. See {Lamaism}.

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