Associations to the word «Alma»

Wiktionary

ALMA, noun. An Egyptian singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment or as a professional mourner.
ALMA, proper noun. A female given name, popular in the 19th century.
ALMA, proper noun. Places in the U.S., Canada, and several other countries.
ALMA, proper noun. (Mormonism) One of two prophets, the Elder and the Younger, and a book in the Book of Mormon.
ALMA, proper noun. (space science) Acronym of Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array.
ALMA MATER, noun. A school or college from which an individual has graduated or which he or she has attended.
ALMA MATER, noun. A school's anthem or song.
ALMA MATERS, noun. Plural of alma mater

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.