Mantra (Shelter album)
WordNet
noun
(1) (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns
(2) A commonly repeated word or phrase
"She repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra"
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Etymology
From . In the sense of "hymn portion of the Vedas" in English since 1808; in the sense of "word or phrase used in meditation" since 1956.
Noun
- (Hinduism.) The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
- A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation, originally in Hinduism.
- (General.) A slogan or phrase often repeated.