Grand Lama

noun

the chief monk and ruler of Tibet: called the Dalai Lama since the middle of the 17th century.

Origin of Grand Lama

First recorded in 1930–35

Words Nearby Grand Lama

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How to use Grand Lama in a sentence

His influence is hardly so great as it used to be, still he is the great Brahmin and the Grand Lama of the locality.
Our Churches and Chapels | Atticus
When the Grand Lama dies, they wait till a successor is made known to them.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847 | T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
The Pope they found under the title of the Grand Lama, a sucking child surrounded by an immense number of priests.
The Romany Rye | George Borrow
He is moreover interrogated concerning the habits of the defunct Grand Lama, and the principal particulars of his death.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 | Various
When a Grand Lama takes his departure, that is to say when he dies, the event is no subject for mourning to the community.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for Grand Lama

Grand Lama

noun

either of two high priests of Lamaism, the Dalai Lama or the Panchen Lama

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