Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A deified hero worshiped as an incarnation of Vishnu.
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- proper noun Hinduism A name of the goddess
Lakshmi (Devanagari : रमा). - proper noun A female
given name used in India.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama
Etymologies
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Examples
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By destruction of the mosque, the henchmen of devil had polluted the prayer hall of Rehman - the merciful - every Surah of Holy Quran starts with an invocation to God Allah as merciful and interestingly the word Ram hears etymologically similar meaning viz. Ramayati iti rama - one who makes everybody happy/joyful is Rama.
Countercurrents.org 2009
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16 RAMA RAMA BURNING BRIGHT The touchdown near the entry port to Rama was smooth and without incident.
Rama Revisited Clarke, Arthur C. 1989
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A custom familiar mostly to the state of Veracruz, La Rama is a tradition that begins on the 16th and continues until the 23rd of December (along with the Posadas and Pastorelas: please see other Mexico Connect articles) and is usually done by youngsters from age 6 to 16 who take a branch from some tree or bush, adorn it with tinsel, ballons, Spanish moss, silver stars or bright ornaments and perhaps a farolito (paper lamp).
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A custom familiar mostly to the state of Veracruz, La Rama is a tradition that begins on the 16th and continues until the 23rd of December (along with the Posadas and Pastorelas: please see other Mexico Connect articles) and is usually done by youngsters from age 6 to 16 who take a branch from some tree or bush, adorn it with tinsel, ballons, Spanish moss, silver stars or bright ornaments and perhaps a farolito (paper lamp).
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A custom familiar mostly to the state of Veracruz, La Rama is a tradition that begins on the 16th and continues until the 23rd of December (along with the Posadas and Pastorelas: please see other Mexico Connect articles) and is usually done by youngsters from age 6 to 16 who take a branch from some tree or bush, adorn it with tinsel, ballons, Spanish moss, silver stars or bright ornaments and perhaps a farolito (paper lamp).
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A custom familiar mostly to the state of Veracruz, La Rama is a tradition that begins on the 16th and continues until the 23rd of December (along with the Posadas and Pastorelas: please see other Mexico Connect articles) and is usually done by youngsters from age 6 to 16 who take a branch from some tree or bush, adorn it with tinsel, ballons, Spanish moss, silver stars or bright ornaments and perhaps a farolito (paper lamp).
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Rendezvous with Rama is a novel by Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1972.
April 6th, 2009 z0mbieastronaut 2009
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Her unbounded love and affection for Rama is unparalleled in any mythology.
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Rendezvous with Rama is a novel by Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1972.
z0mbieastronaut: Lately I've had issues with Roadrunner.& z0mbieastronaut 2009
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"Rama is a great conceptual artist who worked on Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, he's one of the primary conceptual artists who worked on the Bat suits."
David Goyer's The Invisible Man Going Steam Punk! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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