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homa

[hoh-muh]
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  1. haoma(def 2).
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Historical Examples

  • All the fragments of the herbs which had been provided for Homa were then ground into powder.

    Indian Myth and Legend

    Donald Alexander Mackenzie

  • The fourth who worshipped Homa was Pourushaspa, and he was rewarded by the birth of his son Zoroaster.

  • The present chapters belong to the period of the revival of the Homa cult among the Mazdaists or Zarathustrians.

  • I will perform a homa (burnt sacrifice) and verily believe that it will have the desired effect.

    Tales of Bengal

    S. B. Banerjea

  • The Homa is that sacrificial rite which consists of pouring libations of clarified butter into fire.