adj
Meaning 1
Related to Vajrayana Buddhism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tantric
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈtæntɹɪk/
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adj
Meaning 2
Related to any of several branches of yoga or esoteric traditions rooted in India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to Tantrism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Tantric rituals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Tantrik
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From tantra + -ic; pronunciation influenced by Sanskrit तान्त्रिक (tāntrika).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: tantrinen — describing Vajrayana Buddhism
- French: tantrique — describing Vajrayana Buddhism
- Finnish: tantrinen — describing a branch of yoga or esoteric traditions
- Polish: tantryczny — describing a branch of yoga or esoteric traditions
- Spanish: tántrico — describing a branch of yoga or esoteric traditions