n.
Pronunciation: ' män-tr ə also ' man- or ' m ə n-
Function: noun
Etymology: Sanskrit, sacred counsel, formula, from manyate he thinks; akin to Latin mens mind ― more at MIND
Date: 1795
: a mystical formula of invocation or incantation (as in Hinduism) also : WATCHWORD 2
– man · tric \ -trik \ adjective