Amida
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Amida
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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An otherwise common inscription of the nembutsu prayer for Amida Buddha is cast on one side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Sixth-century Christian physician Aetios of Amida and Paulos of Aigina, who came a century later, were said to have provided instructions for performing abortions and making contraceptives.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2022
Pryor put the Hoyas back ahead on their ensuing possession with a three of his own, but Connecticut answered with two free throws from center Amida Brimah with 5:17 to play.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2017
Rachel Amida*, a 52-year-old farmer in Adamawa state, north-eastern Nigeria, points to a small heap of maize laid on the ground just outside her home.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2017
For such surely is the charm of the Sacred Name—the paper with the sacred characters of the Nembutsu, Namu Amida Butsu.
From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville
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