soma

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/ˈsoʊmə/

noun 6name 4

Collocations

ADJ.

delicious, delicious, drunk, experienced, half, intoxicating

The intoxicating soma made us feel lightheaded and relaxed by evening.

SOMA + NOUN

gramme

The doctor measured the patient's body weight in soma grammes to calculate the correct medication dose.

ADV.

always

The soma always responded well to the medication that the doctor prescribed.

Definitions

noun

The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.

The body of an organism in contrast to the germ cells.

The bulbous part of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus.

The corporeal body, as distinguished from the psyche or soul and the pneuma or spirit.

noun

A ritual drink in ancient Vedic culture, obtained by pressing the Soma plant.

Once he had drunk the intoxicating soma, he experienced an ascent to the gods without having to die a violent death, as in the old ritual.

Any kind of intoxicating drug.

[…] there is always soma, delicious soma, half a gramme for a half-holiday, a gramme for a week-end, two grammes for a trip to the gorgeous East, three for a dark eternity on the moon […]

name

The soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form.

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — alternative names for the body of a human being

noun — leafless East Indian vine

haoma

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Once he had drunk the intoxicating soma, he experienced an ascent to the gods without having to die a violent death, as in the old ritual.

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[…] there is always soma, delicious soma, half a gramme for a half-holiday, a gramme for a week-end, two grammes for a trip to the gorgeous East, three for a dark eternity on the moon […]

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