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Tantrism definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism
2: doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet [syn: Tantra, Tantrism]

Merriam Webster's

noun see tantra

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tantrism Tan"trism, n. The system of doctrines and rites taught in the tantras. -- Tan"trist, n.