Mantra

//ˈmæn.tɹə//

Synonyms for "mantra" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(4 words)

adage aphorism apothegm bromide

agnus dei alleluia answer anthem antiphon antiphony benedicite canticle

Strong matches (17)

Noun(4 words)

catchphrase cliché guideword incantation

chant chorale doxology gloria gloria in excelsis gloria patri hallelujah hosanna hymn hymn of praise hymnody hymnography hymnology

Related words (29)

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries

catchword motto religious text religious writing sacred text sacred writing shibboleth slogan

Related terms

2 entries

aum om

capable of

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quiet mind

derived

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mantraless mantralike mantric

has context

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buddhism hinduism

is a

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motto sacred text word written or spoken work

related to

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aum hinduism veda

used for

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meditate

Translations

69 translations across 40 languages.

Armenian

1 entries

մանտրա noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Avestan

1 entries

𐬨𐬄𐬚𐬭𐬀 noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)

Belarusian

1 entries

ма́нтра noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Bengali

1 entries

মন্ত্র noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Bulgarian

1 entries

ма́нтра noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Burmese

1 entries

မန္တန် noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

口頭禪 /口头禅 noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)
曼怛羅 /曼怛罗 noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
曼特羅 /曼特罗 noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
真言 noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)

Finnish

3 entries

mantra noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
mantra noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
mantra noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

French

4 entries

incantation noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
mantra noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
mantra noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
mantra noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Georgian

1 entries

მანტრა noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

German

3 entries

Mantra noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
Mantra noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
Mantra noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Greek

1 entries

μάντρα noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Gujarati

1 entries

મંત્ર noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Hindi

3 entries

मंत्र noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
मंत्र noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
मंत्र noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Hungarian

3 entries

mantra noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
mantra noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
mantra noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Indonesian

2 entries

mantra noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
mantra noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)

Italian

2 entries

mantra noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)
ritornello noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Japanese

2 entries

マントラ noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
真言 noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)

Kannada

1 entries

ಮಂತ್ರ noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Khmer

2 entries

មន្ត noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
មន្ត្រ noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Korean

2 entries

만트라 noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
염불 noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Lao

1 entries

ມົນ noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Macedonian

3 entries

мантра noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
мантра noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
мантра noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Malay

2 entries

mantra noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
mantra noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)

Malayalam

1 entries

മന്ത്രം noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Marathi

3 entries

मंत्र noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
मंत्र noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
मंत्र noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Pali

1 entries

manta noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Polish

2 entries

mantra noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
mantra noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Portuguese

2 entries

mantra noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
mantra noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਮੰਤਰ noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Russian

2 entries

ма́нтра noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
ма́нтра noun (a slogan or phrase often repeated)

Sanskrit

1 entries

मन्त्र noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Sinhalese

1 entries

මන්තර noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Spanish

1 entries

mantra noun (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)

Tamil

1 entries

மந்திரம் noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Telugu

1 entries

మంత్రం noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Thai

1 entries

มนตร์ noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Tibetan

1 entries

མན་རྡ་ར noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Ukrainian

1 entries

ма́нтра noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Vietnamese

2 entries

man-tra noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)
mạn-đát-la noun (the hymn portions of the Vedas)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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The monks chanted a mantra in unison.

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He loved to repeat a phrase, a kind of personal mantra.

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He says frugality was the mantra for an older generation, but that is changing.

Source: tatoeba (11715111)

Agreeing to disagree has become our mantra.

Source: tatoeba (13133875)

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