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Lama \La"ma\ (?; 277), n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Llama}.
Lama \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}.
lama
n 1: a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
2: llamas [syn: {genus Lama}]