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mantra noun. . L18.
[Sanskrit, lit. 'thought', from man think.]
A sacred Hindu text or passage, esp. one from the Vedas used as a prayer or incantation; in Hinduism and Buddhism, a holy name or word, for inward meditation; transf. & fig. a repeated phrase or sentence, a formula, a refrain.