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Reminds me of hindu soma: Soma (Sanskrit: soma) or haoma (Avestan) was a Vedic ritual drink[1] of importance among the early Indians.

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(Zoroastrianism) A plant associated with the divinity Haoma.

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noun

(Zoroastrianism) A plant associated with the divinity Haoma.

noun

(Zoroastrianism) Hypostatic divinity of the haoma plant.

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Example sentences

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Reminds me of hindu soma: Soma (Sanskrit: soma) or haoma (Avestan) was a Vedic ritual drink[1] of importance among the early Indians.

2

Similarly, that sacred / intoxicating drink of the Vedas, called soma, was called haoma in Persia, I've read.

3

Soma had a cognate Haoma in Persian as well.

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Psychopharmacologists link Egyptian plants found in the various Greek writings and Egyptian medical papyri with the soma/haoma of the ancient world and Peganum harmala, which is still used as a magical incense to this day.

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How do you use haoma in a sentence?

Reminds me of hindu soma: Soma (Sanskrit: soma) or haoma (Avestan) was a Vedic ritual drink[1] of importance among the early Indians.

What does haoma mean?

(Zoroastrianism) A plant associated with the divinity Haoma.

What part of speech is haoma?

haoma is commonly used as noun.