gayatri

 [gah-yuh-tree]  

ga·ya·tri

   [gah-yuh-tree]
noun Hinduism.
a Vedic mantra expressing hope for enlightenment: recited daily by the faithful and repeated in all religious rites and ceremonies.
Origin:
1835–45; < Sanskrit gāyatri, derivative of gāyatra song, hymn
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