[ruhs-uh] 
| (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry. |
[rah-sawn; Eng. ras-on] [rah-sah; Eng. ras-uh] . Greek Orthodox Church. | a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy. |
rasa
in Sanskrit literature, the concept of aesthetic flavour, or an essential element of any work of art that can only be suggested, not described. It is a kind of contemplative abstraction in which the inwardness of human feelings suffuses the surrounding world of embodied forms
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