lamaism

See also: Lamaism

English

Alternative forms

• Lamaism

Etymology

From lama +‎ -ism.

Noun

lamaism (uncountable)

1. (dated, potentially offensive) Synonym of Tibetan Buddhism.

Usage notes

• Common through the racist and imperialist 19th and early 20th centuries, the term is now avoided by scholars of Buddhism for its negative associations and implicit judgment that Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhism are impure forms that require a name separate from Buddhism proper.

Derived terms

• Dalai-Lamaism
• lamaist, lamaistic

Anagrams

• almamis, miasmal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lamaïsme. By surface analysis, lama +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.maˈism/
• Rhymes: -ism
• Hyphenation: la‧ma‧ism

Noun

lamaism n (uncountable)

1. lamaism, Tibetan Buddhism

Declension

declension of lamaism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) lamaism	lamaismul
genitive/dative	(unui) lamaism	lamaismului
vocative	lamaismule

Further reading

• lamaism in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)