lamaïsme

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English lamaism or French lamaïsme. Equivalent to lama +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlaː.maːˈɪs.mə/

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• Hyphenation: la‧ma‧is‧me
• Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

lamaïsme n (uncountable)

1. (somewhat derogatory) lamaism, the Tibetan and Mongolian form of Buddhism.

Usage notes

• The term has found disfavour among contemporary scholars of Buddhism for its connotations of a ritualistic perversion of a pure Buddhism; Tibetaans boeddhisme is used instead. Continued use exists among non-specialists, especially in texts translated from English, but this has an orientalist ring to it.

French

Etymology

From lama +‎ -isme.

Noun

lamaïsme m (plural lamaïsmes)

1. lamaism, the Tibetan and Mongolian form of Buddhism

Further reading

• “lamaïsme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.