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om

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. om (noun)
  2. OM (abbreviation)
  3. Om' (geographical name)
  4. aum (noun)

om

noun \ˈōm\

Definition of OM

: a mantra consisting of the sound \ˈōm\ and used in contemplation of ultimate reality

Origin of OM

Sanskrit
First Known Use: 1788

Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms

Zen, antinomian, avatar, gnosticism, illuminati, ineffable, karma, koan, mantra

Rhymes with OM

chrome, comb, combe, dome, foam, gloam, gnome, home, loam, mome, nome, ohm, pome, roam, Rom, Rome, tome

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