Definitions for YOGAˈyoʊ gə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
yo•ga*ˈyoʊ gə(n.)
a system of physical and mental disciplines practiced to attain control of body and mind, tranquillity, etc., esp. a series of postures and breathing exercises.
Category: Eastern Religions
a school of Hindu philosophy using such a system to unify the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.
Category: Eastern Religions
* (sometimes cap.).
Origin of yoga:
1810–20; < Skt
yo′gic(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
yoga(noun)
Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
yoga(noun)
a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
yoga(noun)ˈyoʊ gə
a form of exercise and relaxation involving breathing coordinated with movement
a yoga class
Wiktionary
yoga(Noun)
Any of several Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.
Yoga(ProperNoun)
One of the six schools of Hindu philosophy.
Webster Dictionary
Yoga(noun)
a species of asceticism among the Hindoos, which consists in a complete abstraction from all worldly objects, by which the votary expects to obtain union with the universal spirit, and to acquire superhuman faculties
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Yoga
in the Hindu philosophy a state of soul, emancipation from this life and of union with the divine, achieved by a life of asceticism and devout meditation; or the system of instruction or discipline by which it is achieved.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Yoga
A major orthodox system of Hindu philosophy based on Sankhya (metaphysical dualism) but differing from it in being theistic and characterized by the teaching of raja-yoga as a practical method of liberating the self. It includes a system of exercises for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being with liberation of the self and union with the universal spirit. (From Webster, 3d ed)
Translations for YOGA
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
yoga(noun)
any of several systems of physical exercises based on a Hindu system of philosophy and meditation.
- jogaAfrikaans

- يوغا: رياضَه هنديَّه تَعْتَمِد على الفَلْسَفَهArabic

- йогаBulgarian

- iogaPortuguese (BR)

- jógaCzech

- das YogaGerman

- yogaDanish

- γιόγκαGreek

- yogaSpanish

- joogaEstonian

- یوگاFarsi

- joogaFinnish

- yogaFrench

- יוֹגָה, תרגול נפשי וגופני עפ”י פילוסופיה הודיתHebrew

- योगHindi

- jogaCroatian

- jógaHungarian

- yog aIndonesian

- jógaIcelandic

- yogaItalian

- ヨガの行Japanese

- 요가Korean

- jogaLithuanian

- jogaLatvian

- yogaMalay

- yogaDutch

- yogaNorwegian

- jogaPolish

- یوگاPersian

- جوګ دهندوانو ذهني رياضتPashto

- iogaPortuguese

- yogaRomanian

- йогаRussian

- jogaSlovak

- jogaSlovenian

- jogaSerbian

- yogaSwedish

- การฝึกโยคะThai

- yogaTurkish

- 瑜伽Chinese (Trad.)

- йогаUkrainian

- ہندوانہ نظام فلسفہ اور مراقبے کے کئی طریقوں میں سے کوئی ایکUrdu

- bài tập yogaVietnamese

- 瑜伽Chinese (Simp.)

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