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mantra Definition

man·tra (mantrə, 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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