Betekenis van mantra In het Nederlands

• 0 (especially in Hinduism and Buddhism) a word or sound that is believed to have a special spiritual power:

  • A personal mantra is sometimes repeated as an aid to meditation or prayer.

  • The British fans chanted that familiar football mantra: "Here we go, here we go, here we go..."

• 1 a word or sound that is repeated as a prayer

  • "Moderate" is the new Republican mantra, he said.

• 2 a word or phrase that is often repeated and that expresses something that people believe in:

  • "Think global, act local" is a powerful mantra for the 21st century.