Lamaiten.adj.

Brit.

/ˈlɑːmə(r)ʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈlɑməˌaɪt/

Forms:

α. 1700s– Lamaite.

β. 1800s Lamite (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: lama n.¹, -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < lama n.¹ + -ite suffix¹, originally after German †Lamait (1768 in the passage translated in quot. 1780). Compare French †Lamite (1782 or earlier; later Lamaïte , now rare). With use as noun compare earlier Lamaist n. With use as adjective compare earlier Lamaic adj.

Buddhism. Now rare.

A. n.

A follower or adherent of any of various forms of Mahayana Buddhism in which lamas play a significant role, such as those practised in Tibet and Mongolia; = Lamaist n.

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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [noun] > Mahayana > Lamaism > person

Lamaist1755

Lamaite1780

1780 W. Tooke tr. J. G. Georgi Russia I. Introd. p. lxxvi Among the Lamaites [Ger. Lamaiten] one god succeeds to another, in an uninterrupted series, in the person of their Lama.

1814 F. Shoberl tr. J. Klaproth Trav. Caucasus & Georgia 115 This is the greatest festival of the Lamaites [Ger. Lamaiten].

1922 F. Ossendowski Beasts, Men & Gods ix. 47 They had as their guide and negotiator a Kalmuck Lamaite.

2007 W. Blanton Displacing Christian Origins ii. 89 The number of adherents to monotheistic religions (Jews, Christians, and ‘Mohammedans’) and polytheistic religions (Lamaites, Bramanists, Buddhists, and fetish worshippers).

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of those forms of Mahayana Buddhism in which lamas play a significant role, such as those practised in Tibet and Mongolia; designating an adherent of such a form, e.g. a Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhist; = Lamaist adj.

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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [adjective] > Mahayana > Lamaism

Lamaic1795

Lamaite1814

Lamaitic1831

Lamaist1850

lamanical1851

Lamaistic1856

1814 R. Pinkerton & J. Paterson Let. 7 Nov. in Evangelical Mag. (1816) 24 (Suppl.) 520/2 Their religion is the Lamite religion, and their learned priests usually study in Thibet itself.

1822 R. Pinkerton Let. 9 Feb. in 18th Rep. Brit. & Foreign Bible Soc. App. 45 Tribes of heathen..who all belong to the Lamaite system of idolatry.

1922 F. Ossendowski Beasts, Men & Gods xv. 86 The sacred Monastery of Narabanchi, the last Lamaite monastery on the road from Mongolia to Tibet.

2007 A. Kaliff Fire, Water, Heaven & Earth 90 Among Mongolian tribes with a Lamaite religion, a priest decides which of the five elements the deceased should be returned to.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	lamaite
释义	Lamaiten.adj. Brit. /ˈlɑːmə(r)ʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈlɑməˌaɪt/ Forms: α. 1700s– Lamaite. β. 1800s Lamite (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: lama n.¹, -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < lama n.¹ + -ite suffix¹, originally after German †Lamait (1768 in the passage translated in quot. 1780). Compare French †Lamite (1782 or earlier; later Lamaïte , now rare). With use as noun compare earlier Lamaist n. With use as adjective compare earlier Lamaic adj. Buddhism. Now rare. A. n. A follower or adherent of any of various forms of Mahayana Buddhism in which lamas play a significant role, such as those practised in Tibet and Mongolia; = Lamaist n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [noun] > Mahayana > Lamaism > person Lamaist1755 Lamaite1780 1780 W. Tooke tr. J. G. Georgi Russia I. Introd. p. lxxvi Among the Lamaites [Ger. Lamaiten] one god succeeds to another, in an uninterrupted series, in the person of their Lama. 1814 F. Shoberl tr. J. Klaproth Trav. Caucasus & Georgia 115 This is the greatest festival of the Lamaites [Ger. Lamaiten]. 1922 F. Ossendowski Beasts, Men & Gods ix. 47 They had as their guide and negotiator a Kalmuck Lamaite. 2007 W. Blanton Displacing Christian Origins ii. 89 The number of adherents to monotheistic religions (Jews, Christians, and ‘Mohammedans’) and polytheistic religions (Lamaites, Bramanists, Buddhists, and fetish worshippers). B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of those forms of Mahayana Buddhism in which lamas play a significant role, such as those practised in Tibet and Mongolia; designating an adherent of such a form, e.g. a Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhist; = Lamaist adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [adjective] > Mahayana > Lamaism Lamaic1795 Lamaite1814 Lamaitic1831 Lamaist1850 lamanical1851 Lamaistic1856 1814 R. Pinkerton & J. Paterson Let. 7 Nov. in Evangelical Mag. (1816) 24 (Suppl.) 520/2 Their religion is the Lamite religion, and their learned priests usually study in Thibet itself. 1822 R. Pinkerton Let. 9 Feb. in 18th Rep. Brit. & Foreign Bible Soc. App. 45 Tribes of heathen..who all belong to the Lamaite system of idolatry. 1922 F. Ossendowski Beasts, Men & Gods xv. 86 The sacred Monastery of Narabanchi, the last Lamaite monastery on the road from Mongolia to Tibet. 2007 A. Kaliff Fire, Water, Heaven & Earth 90 Among Mongolian tribes with a Lamaite religion, a priest decides which of the five elements the deceased should be returned to. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.adj.1780
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