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Definition of -rama in English English dictionary
- Alteration of -orama (q.v.), used in suffixing a word ending with an r or vowel sound, for example
- Rama
- A name of the goddess Lakshmi
- Rama
- A male given name used in India. Variant: Ram
- Rama
- A female given name used in India
- Rama
- A king of Ayodhya in ancient India, considered to be the eighth avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana
- rama
- Alteration of -orama, used in suffixing a word ending with an r or vowel sound, for example, diorama
- smell-o-rama
- A fictional name for technology that reproduces odor
The cashier gave us Smell-o-rama cards with scratch-n-sniff odors like sweaty sneakers and shit.
- Rama
- Major Hindu deity. The name became associated with Ramacandra, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, whose story is told in the Ramayana. Conceived as a model of reason, virtue, and right action, Rama was one of the chief objects of the bhakti cults. He is often depicted as a standing figure, holding an arrow in his right hand and a bow in his left. In temples his image is attended by the figures of his wife, Sita, his half brother, Laksmana, and the monkey general, Hanuman. Rama V Rama IV Tirath Rama Rama VI Rama IX
- Rama
- {i} (Hinduism) one of the incarnations of Vishnu
- Rama
- the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu
- Rama's Bridge
- {i} Adam's Bridge, chain of sandbanks stretching 18 miles (about 29 km) between India and Sri Lanka
- rama
- or Ramachandra: the seventh incarnation (avatara) of Lord Vishnu, like Krishna
- rama
- A god and mythical king; a form of Vishnu A god and mythical king; a form of Vishnu
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- Denominaci n que se aplica al tabaco, por lo general ya curado, antes de ser sometido al proceso industrial
- rama
- avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama; "in Hindu folklore Rama is the epitome of chivalry and courage and obedience to sacred law
- rama
- One of the two most popular of Vishnu's avatars, model king, embodiment of righteousness, and model husband, whose life is told in the Ramayana
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- Avatar of Vishnu; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama
- rama
- branch; said of an ore vein that branches off from the primary ore vein (see veta)
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- an incarnation of Vishnu; the leading character in the Ramayana
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- 1) a name of Lord Krsna meaning "the source of all pleasure" 2) Lord Ramacandra, an incarnation of Krsna as a perfect righteous king
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- seventh avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic The Ramayana
- rama
- Hero of the epic Ramayana An incarnation of Vishnu and the ideal of Righteousness
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- Major figure in the popular Indian epic Ramayana (p 176)
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- (Matt 2: 18), the Greek form of Ramah (1 ) A city first mentioned in Josh 18: 25, near Gibeah of Benjamin It was fortified by Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 15: 17-22; 2 Chr 16: 1-6) Asa, king of Judah, employed Benhadad the Syrian king to drive Baasha from this city (1 Kings 15: 18, 20) Isaiah (10: 29) refers to it, and also Jeremiah, who was once a prisoner there among the other captives of Jerusalem when it was taken by Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 39: 8-12; 40: 1) Rachel, whose tomb lies close to Bethlehem, is represented as weeping in Ramah (Jer 31: 15) for her slaughtered children This prophecy is illustrated and fulfilled in the re-awakening of Rachel's grief at the slaughter of the infants in Bethlehem (Matt 2: 18) It is identified with the modern village of er-Ram, between Gibeon and Beeroth, about 5 miles due north of Jerusalem (See SAMUEL )
- rama
- the hero of the Ramayana Coronation of Rama (Orchha), Diwali
- tack-o-rama
- {s} totally tacky
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() Modification of English -orama, influenced by diorama and panorama. From the Greek όραμα, meaning "view".Resimler
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