lamaïsme

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English lamaism or French lamaïsme. Equivalent to lama + -isme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌlaː.maːˈɪs.mə/
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  • Hyphenation: la‧ma‧is‧me
  • Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

lamaïsme n (uncountable)

  1. (somewhat derogatory) lamaism, the Tibetan and Mongolian form of Buddhism.

Usage notes

  • The term has found disfavour among contemporary scholars of Buddhism for its connotations of a ritualistic perversion of a pure Buddhism; Tibetaans boeddhisme is used instead. Continued use exists among non-specialists, especially in texts translated from English, but this has an orientalist ring to it.

French

Etymology

From lama + -isme.

Noun

lamaïsme m (plural lamaïsmes)

  1. lamaism, the Tibetan and Mongolian form of Buddhism

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