Mantra - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Mantra : (noun)
1: a commonly repeated word or phrase; "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra"
2: (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns

Based on WordNet 2.0

Mantra : \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).

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Mantra
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	renatamancuzo: (traduzido) RT: @iamMantra: Mantra de hoje: "Cada passo que dou este dia é uma oração de amor, gratidão, e cura para a Terra."

Mantra - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Mantra