Meaning & use
Ashram
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A place of religious retreat in the Hindu tradition, typically where a spiritual community lives and practices meditation or study under a teacher.
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She spent a month at an ashram in northern India studying yoga and meditation.
The ashram welcomed visitors seeking a simpler, contemplative life.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Sanskrit, where it originally referred to a stage of hermitic life devoted to spiritual practice.
Words with a similar meaning
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