HAOMA

Meaning of HAOMA in English

ˈhau̇mə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Avestan — more at soma (intoxicant)

: a sacred drink used ritually in Zoroastrianism and sometimes personified as a deified being — compare soma

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HAOMA — /how"meuh/ , n. 1. a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice. 2. Also, homa …
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HAOMA — in Zoroastrianism, sacred plant and the drink made from it. The preparation of the drink from the plant by pounding …
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HAOMA — [Persian] A deified plant in Persian mythology whose sap, which has anaesthetic qualities, was drunk during sacrifices. This deity ruled …
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SOMA — I. noun Etymology: Sanskrit; akin to Avestan haoma, a Zoroastrian ritual drink, Sanskrit sunoti he presses out Date: 1827 an …
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SOMA — I. ˈsōmə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit; akin to Avestan haoma haoma, Greek hyei it is raining — more …
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HOMA — ˈhōmə noun ( -s ) Etymology: AV haoma haoma, plant that is the source of haoma and is conceived as …
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SOMA — soma 1 /soh"meuh/ , n. , pl. somata /-meuh teuh/ , somas . Biol. the body of an organism as …
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HOMA — /hoh"meuh/ , n. haoma (def. 2).
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SOMA — I. ˈsō-mə noun Etymology: Sanskrit; akin to Avestan haoma, a Zoroastrian ritual drink, Sanskrit sunoti he presses out Date: 1827 …
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HOM — [ həʊm ] (also ~a 'həʊmə ) ■ noun the soma plant, the juice of which was a sacred drink …
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SOMA — [so.ma] n [Skt; akin to Av haoma, a Zoroastrian ritual drink, Skt sunoti he presses out] (1827): an intoxicating plant …
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SOMA — in ancient Indian cult worship, an unidentified plant, the juice of which was a fundamental offering of the Vedic sacrifices. …
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AVESTA — industrial town in the southeastern corner of Dalarna ln (county), central Sweden, on the Dal River at the Storforsen and …
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HOM — n. (also homa) 1 the soma plant. 2 the juice of this plant as a sacred drink of the Parsees. …
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HOM — n. (also homa) 1 the soma plant. 2 the juice of this plant as a sacred drink of the Parsees. …
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HOM — n. (also homa) 1. the soma plant. 2 the juice of this plant as a sacred drink of the Parsees. …
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ZOROASTRIANISM AND PARSIISM — Ancient religion that originated in Iran based on the teachings of Zoroaster . Founded in the 6th century BCE, it …
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PERSIAN MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Persian mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abathur; Adam Kasia; Aesma Daeva; Agas; Ahriman; …
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