Both Uses of
mantra
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Pain is good, Silas whispered, repeating the sacred mantra of Father Josemaría Escrivá—the Teacher of all Teachers.†
Chpt 2 *
- A word of five letters, Langdon thought, pondering the staggering number of ancient words that might be considered words of wisdom—selections from mystic chants, astrological prophecies, secret society inductions, Wicca incantations, Egyptian magic spells, pagan mantras—the list was endless.†
Chpt 71-72
Definition:
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(mantra) a commonly repeated word or phrase
or in its original meaning: an utterance repeated in meditation