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TANTRIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adherent of Tantrism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tantrist" is a kind of...):

adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)

Holonyms ("Tantrist" is a member of...):

Tantrism (movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism)

Derivation:

Tantrism (doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet)

Tantrism (movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism)

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