Om

[ awm ]

nounHinduism.
  1. 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.

Origin of Om

1
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1780–90
  • Also Aum [ohm] /oʊm/ .

Words Nearby Om

Other definitions for Om. (2 of 3)

Om.

abbreviation
  1. Ostmark.

Other definitions for O.M. (3 of 3)

O.M.

abbreviationBritish.
  1. Order of Merit.

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How to use Om in a sentence

  • Once more I turned to Tso-mavang and called out a loud prolonged “Om a hum.”

  • On all the roads we ride daily past wall-like stone cists covered with slabs, on which the formula “Om mani padme hum” is carved.

British Dictionary definitions for om (1 of 4)

om

the internet domain name for
  1. Oman

British Dictionary definitions for Om (2 of 4)

Om

/ (əʊm) /


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

Origin of Om

2
from Sanskrit

British Dictionary definitions for OM (3 of 4)

OM

abbreviation for
  1. Order of Merit (a Brit title)

symbol for
  1. currency (the former) Ostmark

British Dictionary definitions for OM (4 of 4)

OM

abbreviation for
  1. Oman (international car registration)

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