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atman

  • \at.man\

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Du sanskrit आत्मन्, âtman.

noun

  1. Hinduism Souffle vital dans l'hindouisme. L’atman n’existe alors donc pas à la naissance mais c’est par l’action rituelle, par le sacrifice, que l’individu se construit son propre soi de nature divine.

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"atman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/atman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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atman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/atman

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"atman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/atman.

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@misc{atman_2026,
  title = {atman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/atman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}