Mantra

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Hinduism A sacred verbal formula repeated in prayer, meditation, or incantation, such as an invocation of a god, a magic spell, or a syllable or portion of scripture containing mystical potentialities.
  • n. A commonly repeated word or phrase: "Today's edutainment software comes shrinkwrapped in the magic mantra: 'makes learning fun.'” ( Clifford Stoll).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
  • n. A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation, originally in Hinduism.
  • n. A slogan or phrase often repeated.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A Vedic hymn of praise and prayer; collectively, the matter of the Sanhita or first division of the Veda, as distinguished from the liturgical matter, called the brahmana.
  • n. A sacred text used as a charm or incantation by Brahmans and Yogis.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a commonly repeated word or phrase
  • n. (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns
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    Cross Reference
    aum    om   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prayer    invocation    charm   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    japa    rubric    padme