mantra
mantra
Definition
man·tra (man′trə, män′-, mun′-)
noun
Hinduism a hymn or portion of text, esp. from the Veda, chanted or intoned as an incantation or prayer
Etymology: Sans, akin to mantár-, thinker: see mandarin
mantra
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- chant: Support CUP, chant the mantra, sign up, send money.
- recite: I have recited the mantra for one whole year " .
- repeat: A: There is NO ONE there to repeat the mantra.
- become: Instead, praying has become a mantra for survival... .
- hear: It is not unusual to hear the mantra that RCTs are the Gold standard, the most highly prized source of evidence.
- know: You know the mantra - no pain, no gain.
Adjective modifier
- oft-repeated: People are our most valuable resource " is an oft-repeated business mantra.
- repeated: The idea that the basin is ' the lungs of the world ' has become a much repeated mantra.
- sacred: What is there greater than the sacred UN mantra of ' no interference in the internal affairs of a Member State ' ?
- usual: There appears to be complete official indifference to the usual mantras of secrecy and " national security " .
- familiar: Faced with this apparent collapse of order, a familiar mantra is repeated: ' the clash of civilisations ' .
- old: This will not only be due to the old mantra of ' lack of political will ' .
Modifies a noun
- meditation: This is possible by the practice of mantra meditation.
Noun used with modifier
- Sanskrit: Nowhere is this idea more true than for Sanskrit mantra.
- marketing: People to use decide marketing mantra at the same.
- government: Mia is a great exponent of the present government mantra education, education, education.
- Buddhist: The best-known Buddhist mantra is ' Om Mane Padme Hom ' which means ' Hail the jewel in the lotus ' .
- seed: Ganesha's seed mantra is Gam, and verses 7 - 9 of the Ganesha Upanishad comprise a simple meditation upon it.
Possessives
- government: Clearly there's a tension there which goes way beyond the government's mantra of " creative discomfort " .
Preposition: of
- choice: That has occurred at a time when all parties in the House have been repeating the mantra of more choice in education.
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