Noun: mantra maan-tru [N. Amer], man-tru [Brit]
- (Sanskrit) literally a 'sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns
"The yoga instructor encouraged students to focus on their mantra during meditation"
- A commonly repeated word or phrase
"she repeated ‘So pleased with how it's going’ at intervals like a mantra"
Derived forms: mantras
Type of: catchword, motto, religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing, shibboleth, slogan
Encyclopedia: Mantra