Meaning
3 senses(Hinduism)The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
Mantra
ма́нтраmántra
ма́нтраmántra
A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation.
Mantra
a commonly repeated word or phrase
(broadly)A slogan or phrase often repeated.
Mantra
ма́нтраmántra
Examples
4 sentencesThe monks chanted a mantra in unison.
Agreeing to disagree has become our mantra.
He loved to repeat a phrase, a kind of personal mantra.
He says frugality was the mantra for an older generation, but that is changing.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, ultimately fromBorrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Related to mind.
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