Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Hinduism)The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.

    Mantra

    ма́нтраmántra

    ма́нтраmántra

  2. A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation.

    Mantra

    a commonly repeated word or phrase

  3. (broadly)A slogan or phrase often repeated.

    Mantra

    ма́нтраmántra

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The monks chanted a mantra in unison.

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  2. Agreeing to disagree has become our mantra.

  3. He loved to repeat a phrase, a kind of personal mantra.

  4. He says frugality was the mantra for an older generation, but that is changing.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the hymn portions of the Vedas:
Русский
By meaning 1
the hymn portions of the Vedas:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the hymn portions of the Vedas:

Origin

Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, ultimately from

Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Related to mind.

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