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Amidism

Amidism proper noun: synonym of Pure Land (“Buddhist school”).

Proper noun

Amidism

  1. Synonym of Pure Land (“Buddhist school”).
    Synonyms:
    Pure Land

Synonyms of Amidism

Origin of Amidism

From Amida (“Amitabha”) + -ism (“forming nouns concerning schools of thought”).

Questions about Amidism

What does Amidism mean?
Amidism means synonym of Pure Land (“Buddhist school”).
What part of speech is Amidism?
Amidism is a proper noun.

Words near Amidism in the dictionary

  1. amidinopropane
  2. amidinos
  3. amidinotransferase
  4. amidinotransferases
  5. amidins
  6. Amidism
  7. Amidist
  8. Amidists
  9. amidite
  10. amidites
  11. amidium

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