lamas









lamas


< /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/. Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.

noun

  1. a priest or monk in Lamaism.

noun

  1. a priest or monk of Lamaism

n.“Buddhist priest of Mongolia or Tibet,” 1650s, from Tibetan blama “chief, high priest,” with silent b-. Related: Lamasery. In the Buddhism of Tibet, a monk or priest. The chief of the lamas is the Dalai Lama.

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