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# mantra

«mantra» in Mova's school dictionary: **A word, sound or short phrase repeated again and again in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a mantra, mantras)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (religion) A word, sound or short phrase repeated again and again in prayer or meditation, especially in Hinduism and Buddhism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/#m1)

2) A saying or motto that a person or group repeats often because they believe it strongly: «Practice makes perfect is my mantra». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In religious education, mantras are part of Hindu and Buddhist practice, such as the sound «Om». In everyday life, a mantra is a favourite slogan you repeat to keep going: «Never give up». In mindfulness lessons, children may repeat a calming phrase like a mantra. Phrases: «repeat a mantra», «my mantra is…», «the school's mantra».

### examples

- Our coach's mantra is «Work hard, play fair». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/#x1)
- Buddhists may repeat a mantra while meditating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/#x2)
- «Om» is a well-known mantra in Hinduism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/#x3)
- When I'm nervous, I say my mantra: «I can do this». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/#x4)
- The school's mantra is «Be kind, be safe, be your best». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/#x5)
- She repeated the mantra slowly to calm her breathing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/#x6)
- «Reduce, reuse, recycle» became the class mantra. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/#x7)
- Some mantras are in the old language Sanskrit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/#x8)

### note

Countable: one mantra, two mantras. A loanword from Sanskrit. In everyday English it often just means a motto or slogan. Not the same as «mantis» (an insect). Not a maths word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mantra» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mantra/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.