mantra | ||
1. | [ noun ] a commonly repeated word or phrase | |
Examples: | "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra" |
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Related terms: | motto | |
2. | [ noun ] (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns | |
Related terms: | sacred_text Buddhism Hinduism | |
Similar spelling: |
mantrap Manter main_drag maunder mandrake Mandara manta_ray |