Maya

(mäˈyə)

1. The power of a god or demon to transform a concept into an element of the sensible world.
2. The transitory, manifold appearance of the sensible world, which obscures the undifferentiated spiritual reality from which it originates; the illusory appearance of the sensible world.

(mäˈyə)

1. a. A member of a Mesoamerican Indian people inhabiting southeast Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, whose civilization reached its height around A.D. 300-900. The Maya are noted for their architecture and city planning, their mathematics and calendar, and their hieroglyphic writing system.
   b. A modern-day descendant of this people.
2. Any of the Mayan languages, especially Quiché and Yucatec.

Related Forms:

• Maˈya adjective