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plural oms
(Hinduism, Buddhism) A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation. quotations examples
In fact it sounded exactly like the voice of Livia, her vanished sister, and, like her, it was intoning the Aum just as she used once to do at the beginning of her yoga sessions.
1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 800
Om is pronounced "a-a-o-o-u-u-m-m" and is repeated slowly for as long as possible.
2001 October 20, Hazel Curry, The Guardian
third-person singular simple present oms, present participle omming, simple past and past participle ommed
(intransitive) To chant the sacred syllable om. quotations examples
Allen Ginsberg omming like a death rattle, his voice ravaged by the days of Hindu chants and gas.
1996, Nora Sayre, Sixties Going on Seventies, page 14
I had to go into church to clear it by chanting the sacred mantra 'Om'. I was omming, loudly and intensely so that the vibration of that sacred mantra would fill every corner.
2015, Hilary H. Carter, Number Woman
(colloquial) Clipping of nom. examples