leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink
"The ancient recipe called for crushing fresh soma, a leafless East Indian vine, to extract the sour milky juice needed to brew their traditional intoxicating drink."
personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual
"The priests poured soma into the cup to honor the gods during the ancient Vedic ceremony."
alternative names for the body of a human being
"Leonardo studied the human body"
"he has a strong physique"
"the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
"The priest carefully prepared the soma ritual drink by pressing the fresh leaves of the sacred plant."
A ritual drink in ancient Vedic and continuing Hindu culture, obtained by pressing the Soma plant.
In plain English: Soma is another word for your body, specifically everything except your brain and nervous system.
"The scientist studied how certain drugs affect the soma to better understand nerve signals."
Usage: Soma refers to a sacred ritual drink used in ancient Indian ceremonies or the central body axis extending from the head to the tail in animals. Do not confuse this with "somatic," which relates specifically to voluntary muscles rather than these distinct noun definitions.
The soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form.
"The tech company decided to relocate its headquarters from downtown to Soma in search of cheaper office space."
The South of Market area of San Francisco.
The word soma comes from the ancient Greek term sôma, which originally meant "body." It entered English through New Latin.