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yo⋅ga

  [yoh-guh]
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–noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
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 of the methods or disciplines prescribed, esp. a series of postures and breathing exercises practiced to achieve control of the body and mind, tranquillity, etc.
3. union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.
Origin:
1810–20; < Skt

Related forms:
yo⋅gic  [yoh-gik] , adjective
yogism, noun
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yo·ga   (yō'gə)   
n.  
  1. also Yoga A Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity.
  2. A system of exercises practiced as part of this discipline to promote control of the body and mind.

[Hindi, from Sanskrit yogaḥ, union, joining; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]
yo'gic (-gĭk) adj.
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Yoga

Yo"ga\, n. [Skr. y[=o]ga union.] A species of asceticism among the Hindoos, which consists in a complete abstraction from all worldly objects, by which the votary expects to obtain union with the universal spirit, and to acquire superhuman faculties.
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Language Translation for : yoga
Spanish: yoga,
German: das Yoga,
Japanese: ヨガの行
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yoga

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

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yoga 
1820, from Hindi yoga, from Skt. yoga-s, lit. "union, yoking" (with the Supreme Spirit), from PIE base *yeug- "to join" (see jugular). Yogi (1619) is from Hindi yogi, from Skt. yoga-s.
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