mantra

Meanings

Plural: mantras

Noun

• a commonly repeated word or phrase
  • "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra"
• (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns
• The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
• A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation.
• A slogan or phrase often repeated.

Synonyms

catchphrase, incantation, intonation, phrase, recitation, saying, slogan

Related Words

aum, om