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Mantra

Mantra Meaning & Definition
Mantra Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mantra?

[n] (Hinduism or Buddhism) a sacred word or syllable repeated in prayer or meditation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mantra:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mantra: Agnus Dei | alleluia | answer | anthem | antiphon | antiphony | Benedicite | canticle | chant | chorale | doxology | Gloria | Gloria in Excelsis | Gloria Patri | hallelujah | hosanna | hymn | hymn of praise | hymnody | hymnography | hymnology | Introit | laud | Magnificat | Miserere | motet | Nunc Dimittis | offertory | offertory sentence | paean | psalm | psalmody | report | response | responsory | Te Deum | Trisagion | Vedic hymn | versicle

See Also | religious text | religious writing | sacred text | sacred writing

Mantra In Webster's Dictionary

\Man"tra\, n. [Skr.] A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm. [India] Note: Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a mantra peculiar to itself; as, the mantra of the Brahmans. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).

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