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Grand Lama
noun
- the chief monk and ruler of Tibet: called the Dalai Lama since the middle of the 17th century.
Grand Lama
noun
- either of two high priests of Lamaism, the Dalai Lama or the Panchen Lama
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Grand Lama1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
Even more, he was like the Grand Lama, almost an object of worship.
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Substitute the Grand Lama for that of Jesus Christ, and the thing is done.
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These ideas are for all that in contradiction to the sacred books; but it is not surprising that the ministers of the Grand Lama have sought to give them vogue amongst the multitude.
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For a long time Thibet enjoyed the same advantages under the Grand Lama; but that is a gross error striving to imitate a sublime truth.
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I was now in love, and cared as little for Boards of Directors and resolutions passed in committee as for the ordinances of the Grand Lama.
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