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tantra
CIDE DICTIONARY
tantra, n. [Skr.].
A ceremonial treatise related to Puranic and magic literature; esp., one of the sacred works of the worshipers of Sakti. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tantra, n. any of a class of Hindu or Buddhist mystical and magical writings.
Derivative
tantric adj. tantrism n. tantrist n.
Etymology
Skr., = loom, groundwork, doctrine f. tan stretch
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tantra
Pseudo-Revelation
N pseudo-revelation, the Koran, the Alcoran, Lyking, Vedas, Zendavesta, Avesta, Sastra, Shastra, Tantra, Upanishads, Purana, Edda, Book of Mormon, Gautama, Buddha, Zoroaster, Confucius, Bab-ed-Din, Mohammed, golden calf, Baal, Moloch, Dagon.For further exploring for "tantra" in Webster Dictionary Online