Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vedanta

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: vedan-ta
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Hindu system of philosophy concerned with the self-realisation by which one comes to understand the ultimate nature of reality, or Brahman.

name

The Upanishads collectively.

Example Sentences

"Well, Vedanta recognizes no sin, only error, and the greatest error, it says, is to believe that you are a sinner, a wretch deficient in character."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेदान्त (vedānta).

Derived Forms

Vedantism

Frequently Paired Words

Vedantic Vedantist

Questions

What does vedanta mean?: A Hindu system of philosophy concerned with the self-realisation by which one comes to understand the ultimate nature of reality, or Brahman.
Where does vedanta come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit वेदान्त (vedānta).

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