- (in Britain) Order of Merit
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OM abbreviation for
Om
(ôm),USA pronunciation n. [Hinduism.]
Om.,
O.M., [Brit.]
- Eastern Religionsa mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Sanskrit
- 1780–90
Om.,
- CurrencyOstmark.
O.M., [Brit.]
- British TermsOrder of Merit.
'OM' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
antivenin
- Omsk
- Abominable Snowman
- Abraham's bosom
- acceptor
- acromion
- atom bomb
- atom smasher
- AUM
- Bohr atom
- carom ball
- chrisom child
- genome
- gram atom
- kilometer
- omber
- omelet
- ominous
- ommateum
- ommatidium
- omnibus clause
- omnifarious
- omnipresent
- outvenom
- peperomia
- pranava
- Rutherford scattering
- tom
- tomboy
- tomcat
- tomcod
- tomtit
- venene
- venin
- western omelet
- Spanish omelet