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Mantra

2 stages from Sanskrit to English.

Today it means a word or phrase repeated often, especially in meditation, or a guiding motto
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Stage 1 of 2
mantra
Sanskrit · ancient
"a sacred utterance"
a sacred sound or phrase used in meditation and ritual
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Stage 2 of 2
mantra
English · 1800s
"a repeated sacred phrase"
adopted through the study of Hindu and Buddhist texts
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