chakra

/ (ˈtʃækrə, ˈtʃʌkrə) /

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noun

(in yoga) any of the seven major energy centres in the body

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Word Origin for chakra

C19: from Sanskrit cakra wheel, circle

Words nearby chakra

chaise, chaise longue, chaitya, Chaka, chakalaka, chakra, Chal., chalasia, chalaza, chalazion, chalcanthite

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How to use chakra in a sentence

Her jewelry sparkles with diamonds and tanzanite, the color of the vision chakra, part red, part blue.
Shirley MacLaine on ‘Bernie,’ ‘Downton Abbey,’ and Her Lifetime Achievments|Lorenza Muñoz|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Overcoming Fear The third chakra, at the solar plexus, manipura, is about overcoming fear and attaining a sense of belonging.
The Tantric Sex in Avatar|Asra Q. Nomani|March 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In Tantra, the seventh chakra is the crown chakra, the sahasrara chakra, located at the top of the head.
The Tantric Sex in Avatar|Asra Q. Nomani|March 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There were also many other gods unknown to us, who were worshipped in the shapes of big sea-shells, called Chakra.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky

The Pandavas went therefore to Eka-chakra and lived with a Brahman who had a wife and a daughter and an infant son.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Thereafter Pritha's son dragged the monster's body to the main gate of Eka-chakra.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
A novice, on being initiated to the order, is branded with the figures of a Sankha (conch-shell) and Chakra (discus).
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
Some regard the chakra mudra as sufficient on occasions of emergency.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston