v. t.
n. [ Tibet. blama (pronounced a chief, a high priest. ] In Tibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Grand Lama,
Dalai Lama
n. (Zool.) See Llama. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Tibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d Lama. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. lamantin, lamentin, prob. from the name of the animal in the Antilles. Cf. Manater. ] (Zool.) The manatee.
a. Pertaining to, or involved in, the doctrines of Lamarckianism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Biol.) Lamarckism. [ 1913 Webster ]