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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a commonly repeated word or phrase; "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra"
2: (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Sanskrit, sacred counsel, formula, from manyate he thinks; akin to Latin mens mind — more at mind Date: 1795 a mystical formula of invocation or incantation (as in Hinduism); also watchword 2 • mantric adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation, orig. in Hinduism and Buddhism. 2 a Vedic hymn. Etymology: Skr., = instrument of thought f. man think

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mantra Man"tra, n. [Skr.] A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm. [India] Note: Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a mantra peculiar to itself; as, the mantra of the Brahmans. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(mantras) 1. A mantra is a word or phrase repeated by Buddhists and Hindus when they meditate, or to help them feel calm. N-COUNT 2. You can use mantra to refer to a statement or a principle that people repeat very often because they think it is true, especially when you think that it not true or is only part of the truth. Listening to customers is now part of the mantra of new management in public services. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

Agnus Dei, Benedicite, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, canticle, chant, chorale, doxology, hallelujah, hosanna, hymn, hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, laud, motet, offertory, offertory sentence, paean, psalm, psalmody, report, response, responsory, versicle