Found 2 items, similar to Dalai Lama.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Dalai Lama Dalai Lama n : chief lama and once ruler of Tibet [syn: Grand Lama]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dalai Lama Lama \La"ma\, n. [Tibet. blama (pronounced l["a]"ma) a chief, a high priest.] In Tibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism. [1913 Webster] The Grand Lama, or Dalai Lama [lit., Ocean Lama], the supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. Until the Chinese occupied Tibet he resided in Lhasa, but now (1998) is in exile. See Lamaism. [1913 Webster +PJC]