ashram

ash·ram

noun \ˈäsh-rəm, -ˌräm; ˈash-ˌram\

Definition of ASHRAM

1

: a secluded dwelling of a Hindu sage; also : the group of disciples instructed there

2

: a religious retreat

Origin of ASHRAM

Sanskrit āśrama, from śrama religious exercise

First Known Use: 1917

Rhymes with ASHRAM

air dam, Annam, exam, flimflam, goddamn, grandam, grand slam, hard clam, imam, logjam, madame, Mailgram, milldam, nizam, Priam, program, quondam, surf clam, tam-tam, thiram, trigram, webcam, whim-wham, ziram

ashram

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

In Hinduism, any of the four stages of life through which a “twice-born” (see upanayana) Hindu ideally will pass. These stages are: the student, who is devoted and obedient to his teacher; the householder, who supports his family and the priests and fulfills duties to the gods and ancestors; the hermit, who withdraws from society to pursue ascetic and yogic practices; and the homeless mendicant, who renounces all possessions and wanders from place to place begging for food. In English the word has come to mean a place for the pursuit of spiritual or religious disciplines, often under a guru.

Variants of ASHRAM

ashram or ashrama