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Definition of mantra
: a mystical formula of invocation (see invocation 2) or incantation (as in Hinduism); also : watchword 2 “diversity” has become our multicultural mantra — Manning Marable
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Examples of mantra in a Sentence
a businessman whose mantra is “bigger is better”
Recent Examples of mantra from the Web
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Their mantra, borrowed from the World Health Organization, is that there is no scientific evidence that the disease can infect humans.
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The account is marred by the tendency of the authors to fall back on simple self-help mantras and overly weighty references to classical texts such as Carl von Clausewitz’s On War and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.
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Accuracy is more important than speed, has become the mantra in Russia.
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That has long been the underlying objective of the Party of Reagan, whose fundamental mantra has always been lower taxes and smaller government.
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Small Caps Defaults Done Thing is, the Sounders have repeated that mantra for months now to no avail.
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The mantra that was repeated so often was that these poor economic refugees only wanted to do the work that Americans wouldn’t do.
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One part of that transformation, evidently, is changing Fox News’s mantra.
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The latter is the mantra that dominated vigils and billboards in the days after the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
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Origin and Etymology of mantra
Sanskrit, sacred counsel, formula, from manyate he thinks; akin to Latin mens mind — more at mind
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playDefinition of mantra for English Language Learners
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: a sound, word, or phrase that is repeated by someone who is praying or meditating
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: a word or phrase that is repeated often or that expresses someone's basic beliefs
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