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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_150152" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_150152" /> == | ||
<p> (interj. & n.) | <p> (interj. & n.) A mystic syllable or ejaculation used by Hindus and Buddhists in religious rites, - orig. among the Hindus an exclamation of assent, like Amen, then an invocation, and later a symbol of the trinity formed by Vishnu, Siva, and Brahma. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77493" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77493" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A mystic word among the Hindus and Buddhists; presumed to be latent with some magic virtue, and used on solemn occasions as a sort of spiritual charm efficacious with the upper powers, and potent to draw down divine assistance in an hour of need. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_53556" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_53556" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 11:28, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(interj. & n.) A mystic syllable or ejaculation used by Hindus and Buddhists in religious rites, - orig. among the Hindus an exclamation of assent, like Amen, then an invocation, and later a symbol of the trinity formed by Vishnu, Siva, and Brahma.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A mystic word among the Hindus and Buddhists; presumed to be latent with some magic virtue, and used on solemn occasions as a sort of spiritual charm efficacious with the upper powers, and potent to draw down divine assistance in an hour of need.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
a Sanscrit word of asseveration, much used in Buddhistic works as an introductory term. It is especially prominent in Lamaism (q.v.).
