: a deity or deified hero of later Hinduism worshipped as an avatar of Vishnu
Examples of Rama in a Sentence
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After a long battle, Rama kills Ravana with an arrow to the chest.
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Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
The company said that the new film will creatively retell the story of Nak, who died during the reign of King Rama III (1824-51).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
This is where Rama Singh (Sikander Kher) hangs out.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
The agreement, signed in November between Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, is part of Ms. Meloni’s efforts to share the burden of addressing migration with other European countries.
—Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
Blinken is meeting with Prime Minister Edi Rama and will reaffirm the strength of the United States’ relations with Albania, a key partner for stability in the Western Balkans and a firm ally in supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty in its war against Russia.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024
This more than five-mile-long thoroughfare that runs parallel to Bangkok’s River of Kings, or Chao Phraya River, was built in the 1860s under the reign of King Rama IV, and is known as the first road in Bangkok to be built using modern construction methods.
—Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2024
In 1992, Hindu nationalists destroyed a 16th-century mosque there, following a yearslong campaign propagating the falsehood that the mosque stood on the birthplace of Lord Rama, the most revered of Hindu deities.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2024
In Hindu mythology, Hanuman is the devoted companion of Lord Rama, in whom interest is exceptionally high these days ahead of the consecration of a temple in his name at Ayodhya, India, next week.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
The company said that the new film will creatively retell the story of Nak, who died during the reign of King Rama III (1824-51).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
This is where Rama Singh (Sikander Kher) hangs out.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
The agreement, signed in November between Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, is part of Ms. Meloni’s efforts to share the burden of addressing migration with other European countries.
—Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
Blinken is meeting with Prime Minister Edi Rama and will reaffirm the strength of the United States’ relations with Albania, a key partner for stability in the Western Balkans and a firm ally in supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty in its war against Russia.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024
This more than five-mile-long thoroughfare that runs parallel to Bangkok’s River of Kings, or Chao Phraya River, was built in the 1860s under the reign of King Rama IV, and is known as the first road in Bangkok to be built using modern construction methods.
—Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2024
In 1992, Hindu nationalists destroyed a 16th-century mosque there, following a yearslong campaign propagating the falsehood that the mosque stood on the birthplace of Lord Rama, the most revered of Hindu deities.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2024
In Hindu mythology, Hanuman is the devoted companion of Lord Rama, in whom interest is exceptionally high these days ahead of the consecration of a temple in his name at Ayodhya, India, next week.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Sanskrit Rāma
First Known Use
1819, in the meaning defined above
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“Rama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rama. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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