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ashram Definition

ash·ram (äs̸h′rəm)

noun

  1. a secluded place for a community of Hindus leading a life of simplicity and religious meditation
  2. such a religious community

Etymology: Sans ārama < ā, toward + rama, fatigue, religious penance < IE base *klem-, tired, weak > Welsh claf, sick

ashram Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • join: I could have become a punk and found redemption in tartan and safety pins or joined an ashram in Goole.
  • visit: He even wrote a poem about one particular occasion when he visited the Ashram.

Adjective modifier

  • Indian: I was merely on assignment, hoping to find out what an Indian ashram would be like.
  • several: I stayed at several other Ashrams and found them all a disappointment and a perversion of the TRUTH.

Modifies a noun

  • dharma: Significance of ashram dharma for 21st century British Hindus.