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Lamaist

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One professing the religion called Lamaism. Also Lamaite.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who believes in Lamaism.
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  • noun. One who believes in lamaism.
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  • noun. (Buddhism) an adherent of Lamaism
    • Word Usage
    "At the head of the lamaist hierarchy of Tibet are the dalai lama and the panch'en erdeni lama; the word "lama" is derived from a Tibetan word, in Chinese wu shang, meaning "unsurpassed"."
    Equivalent
    lamaite  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adherent  disciple  
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