WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Mā•ra
(mär′ə),USA pronunciation n.
- [Hindu Myth.]the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- [Buddhism.]Satan, who tried to seduce the Buddha at the time of his Enlightenment.
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