mantra
or man·tram
[ man-truh, mahn-, muhn- ]
/ ˈmæn trə, ˈmɑn-, ˈmʌn- /
noun
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
an often repeated word, formula, or phrase, often a truism: If I hear the “less is more” mantra one more time, I'll scream.
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Origin of mantra
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1800–10
OTHER WORDS FROM mantra
mantric, adjectiveWords nearby mantra
mantling, man-to-man, man-to-man defense, Mantoux test, Mantova, mantra, man-trap, mantua, Manu, Manua Islands, manual
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British Dictionary definitions for mantra
mantra
/ (ˈmæntrə, ˈmʌn-) /
noun
Hinduism any of those parts of the Vedic literature which consist of the metrical psalms of praise
Hinduism Buddhism any sacred word or syllable used as an object of concentration and embodying some aspect of spiritual power
Word Origin for mantra
C19: from Sanskrit, literally: speech, instrument of thought, from man to think
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