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adhyasa

adhyasa noun: the human habit of superimposition, or false attribution of properties of one thing on another thing.

Noun

adhyasa (uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism) The human habit of superimposition, or false attribution of properties of one thing on another thing.

Forms of adhyasa

alternative formadhyāsa

Origin of adhyasa

From Sanskrit अध्यास (adhyāsa).

Questions about adhyasa

What does adhyasa mean?
Adhyasa means the human habit of superimposition, or false attribution of properties of one thing on another thing.
What part of speech is adhyasa?
Adhyasa is a noun.

Words near adhyasa in the dictionary

  1. adhorting
  2. adhorts
  3. ADHS
  4. adhumulone
  5. Adhya
  6. adhyasa
  7. adhære
  8. adhærence
  9. adhærent
  10. adhærents
  11. adhæsion

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