homa

[ hoh-muh ]

/ ˈhoʊ mə /

QUIZZES

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Are you the Cinderella of this week’s quiz? Test your memory on the words and definitions from March 23–29.

Question 1 of 7

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I will perform a homa (burnt sacrifice) and verily believe that it will have the desired effect.
Tales of Bengal|S. B. Banerjea
All the fragments of the herbs which had been provided for Homa were then ground into powder.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Sarpa homa is the name given to the somewhat elaborate ceremony of snake-worship.
Beast and Man in India|John Lockwood Kipling
And o'er sacred rights of homa Brahmans chant their mantra high, There is heard the jackal's wailing and the raven's ominous cry!
Maha-bharata|Anonymous

The fourth who worshipped Homa was Pourushaspa, and he was rewarded by the birth of his son Zoroaster.
Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I|Friedrich Max Mller