atman
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atman¹
- /ˈɑːtman/ UK
Where it comes from
From Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul; self; ego; essence”). Doublet of edder (“blood vessel”) and cognate with Old English ǣþm (“breath”).
noun atmans · aatma · aatman · atma · Atman · Ātman
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The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman.
However, we have been led beyond this to a threefold analysis which in its western version is body-soul-spirit and in its eastern version body-mind-atman.
Similar: witness-consciousness
Atman²
noun Atmans
- Alternative form of atman
Talk about this word "atman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/atman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. atman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/atman "atman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/atman.Cite this
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title = {atman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
