atman

American  

[aht-muhn] / ˈɑt mən /

Also atma

noun

Hinduism.

1. the principle of life.

2. the individual self, known after enlightenment to be identical with Brahman.

3. (initial capital letter) the World Soul, from which all individual souls derive, and to which they return as the supreme goal of existence.

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atman British  

/ ˈaːtmən /

noun

1. the personal soul or self; the thinking principle as manifested in consciousness

2. Brahman considered as the Universal Soul, the great Self or Person that dwells in the entire created order

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Etymology

Origin of atman

First recorded in 1775–85, atman is from the Sanskrit word ātman breath, self