Dalai Lama

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Dalai Lama
    n 1: chief lama and once ruler of Tibet [syn: {Dalai Lama},
         {Grand Lama}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lama \La"ma\, n. [Tibet. blama (pronounced l[aum]"ma) a chief, a
   high priest.]
   In Tibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief
   called Lamaism.
   [1913 Webster]

   {The Grand Lama}, or {Dalai Lama} [lit., Ocean Lama], the
      supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. Until the
      Chinese occupied Tibet he resided in Lhasa, but now (1998)
      is in exile. See {Lamaism}.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

30 Moby Thesaurus words for "Dalai Lama":
      Grand Lama, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, Panchen Lama, ardri,
      bey, bhikku, bonze, cacique, caesar, cham, czar, kaid, khan, lama,
      mikado, negus, padishah, pendragon, pharaoh, poonghie, rig, sachem,
      sagamore, shah, sheikh, shogun, tenno, tycoon

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