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Mimamsa

[ mee-mahm-sah ]

noun

, Hinduism.
  1. a school of philosophy formed originally to explain the Vedas.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mimamsa1

First recorded in 1780–90, Mimamsa is from the Sanskrit word mīmāṁsā inquiry, examination

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