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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhn-truh, tan-]
- /ˈtʌn trə, ˈtæn-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tuhn-truh, tan-]
- /ˈtʌn trə, ˈtæn-/
Definitions of tantra word
- noun tantra (italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama. 1
- noun tantra Also called Tantrism [tuhn-triz-uh m, tan-] /ˈtʌn trɪz əm, ˈtæn-/ (Show IPA). the philosophy or doctrine of these books, regarding the changing, visible world as the creative dance or play of the Divine Mother and regarding enlightenment as the realization of the essential oneness of one's self and of the visible world with Shiva-Shakti, the Godhead: influential in some schools of Mahayana Buddhism, especially in Tibet. 1
- noun tantra religion: Hindu doctrine 1
- noun tantra the sacred books of Tantrism, written between the 7th and 17th centuries ad, mainly in the form of a dialogue between Siva and his wife 0
- noun tantra a form of yoga that teaches the attainment of ecstasy through esoteric, sometimes erotic, techniques 0
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tantra popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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