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• Soma — (Sanskrit: ), or Haoma (Avestan), from Proto Indo Iranian * sauma , was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo Iranians, and the later Vedic and greater Persian cultures. It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, which contains many… …   Wikipedia

• Soma —    Soma was a divine, intoxicating drink favored by INDRA, king of the gods, according to the Vedas. It was made from a celestial plant taken to Earth by an eagle and was said to confer immortality on gods and humans. BRAHMIN priests in Vedic… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• soma — soma1 /soh meuh/, n., pl. somata / meuh teuh/, somas. Biol. the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells. [1830 40; < NL < Gk sôma body] soma2 /soh meuh/, n. haoma (def. 1). [1820 30; < Skt] * * * In ancient …   Universalium

• Soma — /soh meuh/, Pharm., Trademark. a brand of carisoprodol. * * * In ancient Indian religion, an unidentified plant, the juice of which was an offering of the Vedic sacrifices. Its stalks were pressed, and its juice, filtered through wool, was mixed… …   Universalium

• Soma (Getränk) — Soma (Sanskrit, m., सोम, soma) ist ein im Rig Veda erwähnter Rauschtrank der Götter. Es handelte sich um den berauschenden, teilweise mit Milch oder mit saurer Milch gemischten Saft einer Pflanze. Der Name bezeichnet eine Gottheit, eine Pflanze… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Soma (disambiguation) — Soma may refer to:In pharmacology, biology and therapy* A trade name for carisoprodol, a muscle relaxant drug * Soma (biology), the cell body of a neuron * Somatherapy (also Soma or SOMA) a Brazilian anarchist therapy * Soma (Sanskrit), or Haoma… …   Wikipedia

• soma — soma1 [sō′mə] n. pl. somata [sō′mə tə] [ModL < Gr sōma, body < IE * twōmṇ, something compact, sturdy < base * tēu , to swell, thick > THUMB, L tumor, Gr sōros, a heap] the entire body of an animal or plant, with the exception of the… …   English World dictionary

• soma — name of an intoxicant used in ancient Vedic ritual, prepared from the juice of some plant, from Skt. soma, from PIE *seu juice, from root *seue to take liquid (see SUP (Cf. sup) (2)). In Brave New World (1932), the name of a state dispensed… …   Etymology dictionary

• soma — I. noun Etymology: Sanskrit; akin to Avestan haoma, a Zoroastrian ritual drink, Sanskrit sunoti he presses out Date: 1827 an intoxicating juice from a plant of disputed identity that was used in ancient India as an offering to the gods and as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• soma — soma1 [ səʊmə] noun 1》 Biology the parts of an organism other than the reproductive cells. 2》 the body as distinct from the soul, mind, or psyche. Origin C19: from Gk sōma body . soma2 [ səʊmə] noun Hinduism an intoxicating drink prepared from a… …   English new terms dictionary

• Soma — 1. n. 1 the body as distinct from the soul. 2 the body of an organism as distinct from its reproductive cells. Etymology: Gk soma atos body 2. n. 1 an intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual. 2 a plant yielding this. Etymology: Skr. soma …   Useful english dictionary