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| 1. | a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism. |
| 2. | the persons instructed there. |
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Ashram
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n. Hinduism A usually secluded residence of a religious community and its guru. [Sanskrit āśramaḥ : ā-, to + śramaḥ, toil, penance, austerity (from śramati, he toils, practices austerity).] |
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ashram
"religious hermitage," 1917, from Skt. asramah, from a-, adnomial prefix, + sramah "effort, toll, fatigue."
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| ashram | |
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| 1. | a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram |
| 2. | (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus |
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