yoga

or Yo·ga

[ yoh-guh ]

noun
  1. a school of Hindu philosophy advocating and prescribing a course of physical and mental disciplines for attaining liberation from the material world and union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.

  2. any or all of the methods or disciplines prescribed in the Hindu philosophical school of yoga, especially a series of postures and breathing exercises practiced to achieve tranquility, control of the body and mind, etc.

  1. union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.

Origin of yoga

1
First recorded in 1780–90 from Sanskrit: literally, “act of yoking or joining; yoked team; employment”; see origin at yoke1

Other words from yoga

  • yo·gic [yoh-gik], /ˈyoʊ gɪk/, adjective
  • yo·gism, noun

Words Nearby yoga

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use yoga in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for yoga

yoga

/ (ˈjəʊɡə) /


noun(often capital)
  1. a Hindu system of philosophy aiming at the mystical union of the self with the Supreme Being in a state of complete awareness and tranquillity through certain physical and mental exercises

  2. any method by which such awareness and tranquillity are attained, esp a course of related exercises and postures designed to promote physical and spiritual wellbeing: See Astanga yoga, Bikram yoga, hatha yoga, power yoga, raja yoga, Sivananda yoga

Origin of yoga

1
C19: from Sanskrit: a yoking, union, from yunakti he yokes

Derived forms of yoga

  • yogic (ˈjəʊɡɪk), adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for yoga

yoga

In Hinduism, a set of mental and physical exercises aimed at producing spiritual enlightenment.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.