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Definition of: Lamaism
(lä′mə·iz′əm) noun
The religious system of Tibet and Mongolia, a variety of Northern Buddhism, introduced into Tibet in the 7th century, and essentially modified by Sivaism and native Shamanistic beliefs and practices. [<LAMA1 + -ISM]
—La′ma·ist noun
—La′ma·is′tic adjective
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