English

Noun

Haoma ‎(uncountable)

1. (Zoroastrianism) hypostasic divinity of the haoma plant, usually capitalized when referred to as such.
   • 1864, Arthur Henry Bleeck, Friedrich Spiegel, Avesta: The Religious Books of the Parsees, Yasna 9.23, p. 61:

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

   • 1993, W.B. Fischer, Ilya Gershevitch, Ehsan Yarshster, The Cambridge History of Iran, p. 653:

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

Related terms

• haoma
• Soma

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• Omaha

English

Noun

haoma ‎(uncountable)

1. (Zoroastrianism) Name of a plant and corresponding personified divinity, Haoma.
   • 1999, Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible: DDD, p. 384:

     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).

Derived terms

• parahaoma, the extracted juice of the haoma plant

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• Omaha