Ashram Definition

äshrəm
ashrams
noun
A usually secluded residence of a religious community and its guru.
American Heritage
A secluded place for a community of Hindus leading a life of simplicity and religious meditation.
Webster's New World
Such a religious community.
Webster's New World

(Hinduism) A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.

The entire ashram was excited.
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Singular:
ashram
Plural:
ashrams

Origin of Ashram

  • Sanskrit āśramaḥ ā- to śramaḥ toil, penance, austerity (from śramati he toils, practices austerity)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Sanskrit आश्रम (ā-śrama).

    From Wiktionary

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