Vedanta

American  

[vi-dahn-tuh, -dan-] / vɪˈdɑn tə, -ˈdæn- /

noun

1. the chief Hindu philosophy, dealing mainly with the Upanishadic doctrine of the identity of Brahman and Atman, that reached its highest development a.d. c800 through the philosopher Shankara.

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Vedanta British  

/ vɪˈdɑːntə, -ˈdæn- /

noun

1. one of the six main philosophical schools of Hinduism, expounding the monism regarded as implicit in the Veda in accordance with the doctrines of the Upanishads. It teaches that only Brahman has reality, while the whole phenomenal world is the outcome of illusion (maya)

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Other Word Forms

• Vedantism
  noun
• Vedantist
  noun
• Vedantic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Vedanta

< Sanskrit, equivalent to veda Veda + anta end

Example Sentences

Pedants will note this was the first true buzzer beater of the tournament.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2018

Pedants pointed out that she meant the declaration of independence, not the constitution.

From Economist • Feb. 20, 2014

Tiger Woods vs. the Golf Pedants The silly moral grandstanding of those who want the world's No. 1 player to disqualify himself from the Masters.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2013

Pedants may object that the chase sequences and plot twists distort the facts, while thrill-seekers may complain that the politics get in the way of the explosions and firefights.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2010

Free Fools, unlanded Fools, and Fools incommensurable, and Pedants displayed and rampant of the Tierce Major.

From The Path to Rome by Belloc, Hilaire