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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Sanskrit K?ma, from k?ma love Date: 1861 the Hindu god of love II. geographical name river E Russia in Europe flowing SW into the Volga S of Kazan'

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the Hindu god of love. Phrases and idioms: Kama Sutra an ancient Sanskrit treatise on the art of erotic love. Etymology: Skr.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kama Ka"ma, n. [Skr. k[=a]ma love, the god of love.] The Hindoo Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth, with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kama Ka"ma (k[aum]"m[aum]), n. (Theosophy) Desire; animal passion; Note: supposed to create the ka"ma ru"pa (r[=oo]p[.a]) [Skr. r[=u]pa shape, image], a kind of simulacrum or astral likeness of a man which exists after his death in an invisible plane of being, called ka"ma lo"ca (l[=o]"k[.a]) [Skr. l[=o]ka space, world], until the impulses which created it are exhausted and it finally fades away.

Moby Thesaurus

Agni, Amor, Aphrodite, Astarte, Asvins, Avalokita, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Brahma, Chandi, Cupid, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma, Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Eros, Freya, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha, Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Kali, Kamsa, Karttikeya, Lakshmi, Love, Parjanya, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu, Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati, Savitar, Shiva, Sita, Soma, Surya, Uma, Ushas, Vaja, Varuna, Varuni, Vayu, Venus, Vishnu, Yama