Meaning of MANTRA
| Pronunciation: | | 'mantru
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| | Definition: | | [n] (Hinduism or Buddhism) a sacred word or syllable repeated in prayer or meditation |
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| | See Also: | | religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | |
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| | Definition: | | Mantra
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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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