Difference between revisions of "Mantra"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_141656" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49572" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49572" /> == | ||
<p> a secret, the communication of which forms the chief ceremony of initiation in all | <p> a secret, the communication of which forms the chief ceremony of initiation in all Hindu sects. It generally consists of the name of some deity, or a short address to him; it is conveyed by the teacher to the disciple in a whisper, and when once known, is carefully concealed from all the uninitiated. The word mantra is also employed generally to denote a spell or enchantment, and also a hymn or a prayer. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76557" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76557" /> == | ||
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<ref name="term_141656"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/mantra Mantra from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49572"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mantra Mantra from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_49572"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mantra Mantra from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:09, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
a secret, the communication of which forms the chief ceremony of initiation in all Hindu sects. It generally consists of the name of some deity, or a short address to him; it is conveyed by the teacher to the disciple in a whisper, and when once known, is carefully concealed from all the uninitiated. The word mantra is also employed generally to denote a spell or enchantment, and also a hymn or a prayer.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
The name given to hymns from the Veda, the repetition of which are supposed to have the effect of a charm.
