Rasa

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An essential mental state; the dominant emotional theme of a work.

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"The teacher referred to young Tom as a “tabula rasa”."

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit रस (rasa, literally “juice; essence”). Doublet of rasam.

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