Om

[ awm ]

/ ɔm /

noun Hinduism.

a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.

Also Aum.

Origin of Om

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1780–90

Definition for om (2 of 3)

Om.

Ostmark.

Definition for om (3 of 3)

O.M.

British.

Order of Merit.

Example sentences from the Web for om

And “om nom nom nom” is more of a dig at Cookie Monster and Instagram foodies than it is at anyone else.

Feminist, Bae, Turnt: Time’s ‘Worst Words’ List Is Sexist and Racist |Samantha Allen |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Other notable candidates include “bae,” “om nom nom nom,” “turnt,” and “basic.”

Feminist, Bae, Turnt: Time’s ‘Worst Words’ List Is Sexist and Racist |Samantha Allen |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Omnium, om′ni-um, n. a Stock Exchange term for the aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan is funded.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) |Various
Then six slabs were placed in a row to spell out the sacred formula, “Om mani padme hum.”

Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) |Sven Hedin

And when he felt the wound burning, he silently spoke the Om, filled himself with Om.

Siddhartha |Herman Hesse
That night after Om had gone to sleep she sat by the fire with Ang, and her eyes spied the little row of clay baskets.

The Silent Readers |William D. Lewis
This may be as effective as looking at the end of one's nose and ceaselessly reiterating "Om," as does the Hindu ascetic.

Theology and the Social Consciousness |Henry Churchill King

British Dictionary definitions for om (1 of 4)

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Oman

British Dictionary definitions for om (2 of 4)

/ (əʊm) /

noun

Hinduism a sacred syllable typifying the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, who are concerned in the threefold operation of integration, maintenance, and disintegration

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Om

noun Hinduism.

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