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Soma

noun

(pl. somata, somas)

Leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink. Synonyms: haoma, Sarcostemma acidum.

Personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual.

Alternative names for the body of a human being. Synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape. "He has a strong physique" , "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

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"Soma" Quotes from Famous Books

... far as the actual observances of the early Hindus were concerned, they seem to have made their offerings rather in the spirit of Cain than in the faith of Abel. They simply fed the gods with their gifts, and regaled them with soma juice, poured forth in libations; the savor of melted butter also was supposed to be specially grateful. Still there is reason to believe that the piacular idea of sacrifice was never wholly lost, but that the Hindus, in common ...

— Oriental Religions and Christianity • Frank F. Ellinwood

... says the Hom or Homa was the Sanskrit Soma, used as an intoxicating drink by the early Brahmins, and was extracted from the plant of that name, an almost leafless succulent Asclepiad. It appears to have changed its conventional form as other plants by fermentation ...

— Needlework As Art • Marian Alford

... number of gods is not numerous, only thirty-three. The chief of these were Varuna, the sky; Mitra, the sun; and Indra, the storm: after these, Agni, fire; and Soma, the moon. The worship of these divinities was originally simple, consisting of prayer, praise, and offerings. There were no temples and no imposing sacerdotalism, although the priests were numerous. "The ...

— Beacon Lights of History, Volume I • John Lord

Words linked to "Soma" : body, juvenile body, Sarcostemma, human being, adult body, someone, somebody, physical structure, organic structure, genus Sarcostemma, person, individual, mortal, female body, Hindu deity, human, man, vine, soul, male body, homo