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BUDDHA

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Overview

BUDDHA (noun)
  The noun BUDDHA has 2 senses:

1. founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)play

2. one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenmentplay

  Familiarity information: BUDDHA used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


BUDDHA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Buddha; Gautama; Gautama Buddha; Gautama Siddhartha; Siddhartha

Instance hypernyms:

mystic; religious mystic (someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension)


Sense 2

Meaning:

One who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Buddha" is a kind of...):

angel; holy man; holy person; saint (person of exceptional holiness)


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