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noun
The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism, Jainism
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: witness-consciousness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of atman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul; self; ego; essence”). Doublet of edder (“blood vessel”) and cognate with Old English ǣþm (“breath”).
Across languages
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