Haoma

Synonyms for "haoma" (9 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
haoma plantmagical draught

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
ritual beverageritual shrubsacramental elixir

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
sacred drinksacred plantsarcostemma acidumsoma

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

5 entries
beverageherbplantritual beveragevine

More specific

4 entries
Ephedra shrubEphedra specieshaoma draughthaoma infusion

Collocations

5 entries
Avestan haomaEphedra specieshaoma beveragehaoma plantritual haoma

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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The offering of haoma was a common practice among Achaemenids; the Haumavarga Scythians probably owe their name to the fact that they did not press the plant but strewed it ritually (HOFFMANN 1975).

Source: wiktionary

Quickly spake Zarathustra: praise to the Haoma, the created by Mazda! Good is Haoma, the created by Mazda! Praise to the Haoma!

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Even today Zoroastrian women who are with child pray to Hoama and constantly recite the Hōm Yasht in order to have distinguished sons.

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