D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lamaism

· La·ma·ism · IPA
01 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. …
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    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. See: Lama