mantra

Definition of Mantra in English :

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Noun

1. mantra

a commonly repeated word or phrase

Example Sentences:
'she repeated So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra'

2. mantra

(Sanskrit) literally a sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mantra

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noun

1. Hinduism

any of those parts of the Vedic literature which consist of the metrical psalms of praise

2. Hinduism, Buddhism

any sacred word or syllable used as an object of concentration and embodying some aspect of spiritual power

Mantra

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noun

Hinduism

a hymn or portion of text, esp. from the Veda, chanted or intoned as an incantation or prayer

Mantra

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n.

1. 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.

2.

a. A commonly repeated word or phrase, especially in advocacy or for motivation: "The mantra of solid-waste management has long been reduce, reuse, recycle" (Susan Freinkel).

b. A concept or fact that is mentioned repeatedly, especially in advocacy: "Another mantra of housing bulls in America is that national average house prices have never fallen for a full year since modern statistics began" (Economist).

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