om

(noun)

A sacred, mystical syllable used to invoke God in Hindu prayer and meditation.

Related Terms

Examples of om in the following topics:

  • The Compound Microscope

  • Graphical Representations of Production and Cost Relationships

    • Point C is found by constructing a ray, OM from the origin to a point of tangency on the VC.

  • Second Declension

    • Originally -us in the Nominative of the Masculine was -os; and -um of the Neuters -om.

  • Hindu Sculpture

    • Hindu sculpture is also characterized by a number of recurring holy symbols, including the om, an invocation of the divine consciousness of God; the swastika, a symbol of auspiciousness; and the lotus flower, a symbol of purity, beauty, prosperity, fertility, and transcendence.

  • Architecture of Hindu Temples

    • Hindu art is also characterized by a number of recurring holy symbols, including the om, an invocation of the divine consciousness of God; the swastika, a symbol of auspiciousness; and the lotus flower, a symbol of purity, beauty, fertility, and transcendence.

  • Six-Membered Rings

    • The dihydro-pyridine intermediate easily loses water or its equivalent by elimination of the –OM substituent on nitrogen.