Soma

//ˈsoʊmə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form. Hinduism
  2. 2
    Acronym of South of Market: a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. South, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. 3
    A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
  4. 4
    Acronym of South Main: a neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
  2. 2
    A ritual drink in ancient Vedic culture, obtained by pressing the Soma plant. Vedic, uncountable

    "Once he had drunk the intoxicating soma, he experienced an ascent to the gods without having to die a violent death, as in the old ritual."

  3. 3
    alternative names for the body of a human being wordnet
  4. 4
    The body of an organism in contrast to the germ cells.
  5. 5
    Any kind of intoxicating drug. broadly, uncountable

    "[…] there is always soma, delicious soma, half a gramme for a half-holiday, a gramme for a week-end, two grammes for a trip to the gorgeous East, three for a dark eternity on the moon […]"

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  1. 6
    personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual wordnet
  2. 7
    The bulbous part of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus.
  3. 8
    leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink wordnet
  4. 9
    The corporeal body, as distinguished from the psyche or soul and the pneuma or spirit.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Sanskrit सोम (soma). Doublet of haoma.

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit सोम (sóma). Doublet of Haoma.

Etymology 4

Abbreviation. * (San Francisco): From being located south of Market Street. * (Vancouver): From being on the southern portion of Main Street.

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