neti neti

American

[ney-ti ney-ti] / ˈneɪ tɪ ˈneɪ tɪ /

Sanskrit.

neither this nor that (used in Hinduism to describe the undifferentiated and ineffable nature of Brahman).

Example Sentences

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The way to indicate it is thus by neti neti, it is not this, it is not this.

From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath

All that can be said of it is neti, neti, that is no, no: it is not anything which we try to predicate of it.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

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