om
om — noun
1. a sacred syllable from Hindu and Buddhist tradition, chanted during meditation a
1.名詞
釋義
a sacred syllable from Hindu and Buddhist tradition, chanted during meditation and believed to express the fundamental sound of the universe
例句
Esteban closed his eyes and let out a long, steady om to begin the meditation.
collocation: let out an om
Nellie taught her yoga students to chant om at the start of every session.
collocation: chant om
A single om from the monk filled the stone temple with a quiet hum.
Mayumi's quiet om was the only sound in the meditation room for several minutes.
Gabriel found that repeating om helped calm his racing thoughts before the exam.
同義詞
- mantra
a broader term for any word or sound repeated in meditation; om is one specific, fixed mantra