Meaning of MANTRA
| Pronunciation: | | 'mantru
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[n] (Hinduism or Buddhism) a sacred word or syllable repeated in prayer or meditation |
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MANTRA is a 6 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Man"tra\, n. [Skr.]
A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.
[India]
Note: Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a mantra
peculiar to itself; as, the mantra of the Brahmans.
--Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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| | Related Terms: | | Agnus Dei, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, Benedicite, canticle, chant, chorale, doxology, Gloria, Gloria in Excelsis, Gloria Patri, hallelujah, hosanna, hymn, hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, Introit, laud, Magnificat, Miserere, motet, Nunc Dimittis, offertory, offertory sentence, paean, psalm, psalmody, report, response, responsory, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, versicle |
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