ashram

A noun referring to a place of religious retreat or spiritual community, originally modeled after the traditional Hindu hermitage in India.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un lieu de retraite spirituelle ou une communauté religieuse, à l'origine conçu sur le modèle des ermitages hindous traditionnels en Inde.

1. Spiritual retreat B2 formal

   A secluded community or hermitage where people live together for spiritual growth, meditation, and religious study, often modeled after traditional Indian ashrams.

   • She spent a month at an ashram in the mountains practicing yoga.
   • The ashram offers daily meditation sessions and spiritual teachings.
   • Many people visit ashrams to find inner peace and clarity.

   🇫🇷Ashram (retraite spirituelle)

   Synonymes: hermitagemonasteryretreatsanctuary

2. Hindu religious retreat B2 formal

   In India, a place of religious retreat for Hindus, often led by a guru, where followers engage in prayer, study, and ascetic practices.

   • The ashram in Rishikesh is famous for its spiritual atmosphere.
   • He traveled to an ashram in southern India to study ancient scriptures.
   • The guru welcomed new disciples to the ashram for a week-long retreat.

   🇫🇷ashram (retraite hindoue)

   Synonymes: hermitagemonasteryretreat

• ashrams plural form
• ashrams' possessive plural form
• ashram's possessive singular form