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ashram definition

ash·ram (äs̸h′rəm)

noun

  1. a secluded place for a community of Hindus leading a life of simplicity and religious meditation
  2. such a religious community

Etymology: Sans ārama < ā, toward + rama, fatigue, religious penance < IE base *klem-, tired, weak > Welsh claf, sick

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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