Meaning & use
mantric
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Meaning
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Relating to a mantra, or having the repeating, rhythmic quality of a mantra.
Grammar: Usually used before a noun, as in mantric chant or mantric repetition.
Patterns
- mantric chant
- mantric repetition
- mantric quality
The monks began a low, mantric chant that filled the hall.
Her poem has a mantric repetition that makes it easy to remember.
The music builds a mantric rhythm that slowly draws you in.
Common combinations
- mantric chant
- A mantric chant echoed through the temple.
- mantric repetition
- The speech used mantric repetition to make its point.
- mantric quality
- The poem has a mantric quality, like a prayer.
Synonyms and how they differ
- rhythmic
- Focuses on regular beat and does not suggest a religious or repeated phrase.
- incantatory
- Suggests magical or ritual words; mantric is more specific to a mantra.
Word family
- mantra noun
- A word or phrase repeated in prayer or meditation.
Commonly confused: mantric or manic?
mantric vs manic
Manic means wildly excited or energetic; mantric means like a mantra.
Practice
The poet's lines have a ______ quality, repeating the same phrase like a prayer.
Choose one answer.
'Mantric' means like a mantra or repeated prayer. 'Manic' means wildly energetic, 'mantic' means relating to prophecy, and 'manual' means done by hand.
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