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BUDDHA
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• BUDDHA (noun)
The noun BUDDHA has 2 senses:
1. founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)
2. one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment
Familiarity information: BUDDHA used as a noun is rare.
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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