Theravada

[ ther-uh-vah-duh ]

/ ˌθɛr əˈvɑ də /

Save This Word!

noun Buddhism.

Hinayanist name for Hinayana.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

true

false

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Theravada

therapeutic virus, therapist, therapsid, therapy, therapy animal, Theravada, Theravadin, Raven, The, therblig, there, thereabout

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use Theravada in a sentence

While there are individual cases of fully ordained nuns in both the Theravada and the Tibetan traditions, the rarity of these cases made a continuous lineage practically impossible.
Buddhist Nuns And Female Scholars Are Gaining New Leadership Roles, In A Tradition That Began With The Ordination Of Buddha’s Foster Mother|LGBTQ-Editor|December 9, 2021|No Straight News
Thailand is a unique society in the modern world: a Theravada Buddhist monarchy with a parliamentary system.
Thailand on the Brink|Lawrence Osborne|April 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Theravada

Theravada

/ (ˌθɛrəˈvɑːdə) /

noun

the southern school of Buddhism, the name preferred by Hinayana Buddhists for their doctrines

Word Origin for Theravada

from Pali: doctrine of the elders

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012