ashram
noun
ash·ram
| \ ˈäsh-rəm
, -ˌräm; ˈash-ˌram
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, -ˌräm; ˈash-ˌram
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Definition of ashram
1
: a secluded dwelling of a Hindu sage
also
: the group of disciples instructed there
2
: a religious retreat
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Before Esalen, Murphy had spent 18 months in India at an ashram founded by the mystic and yogi Sri Aurobindo. — Wallace Baine, SFChronicle.com, "What’s next for the Esalen Institute?," 5 Sep. 2019 With the help of local politicians and believers, Harpalani soon oversaw a vast empire of about 400 ashrams and businesses selling various herbal products and publishing dozens of books of his spiritual teachings. — Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post, "Prominent Indian guru gets a life sentence for raping a teenager," 25 Apr. 2018 Richard Avedon, Bert Stern, Irving Penn, David Bailey, Arnaud de Rosnay—and even meditating with the Beatles in an ashram in Rishikesh. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, "T&C Family Album: Ronny JaquesMarisa Berenson," 18 July 2013 Meditation began calling itself mindfulness and has left the ashram for the boardroom. — Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, "The new microaggression: calling someone middle aged. Even — or especially — if they are," 30 May 2018 The court said that Asumal Harpalani, known to his followers as Asaram Bapu, raped a 16-year-old girl at an ashram in Jodhpur in 2013 on the pretext of exorcising her evil spirits. — Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post, "Prominent Indian guru gets a life sentence for raping a teenager," 25 Apr. 2018 The cookbook included many recipes from the Bhagwan’s native country, presumably perfected on his ashram in Pune. — Melissa Locker, Bon Appetit, "Watching ‘Wild, Wild Country’? Then You Need to See The Rajneesh Cookbook," 4 May 2018 Born to an American mother from Long Beach, California, and a Swedish father, Westman briefly lived on a kundalini ashram in Los Angeles as a child and moved to Sweden at age 10. — Florence Kane, WSJ, "At Home With the Power Couple Behind New Makeup Line Westman Atelier," 31 Mar. 2018 Staying There: Yoga and meditation ashrams like Parmarth Niketan or Rishikesh Yog Peeth, rent rooms with vegetarian meals included, but without TVs or carpets, for about $20. — Patrick Scott, WSJ, "Rafting the Ganges River: An Adrenaline Rush With Divine Rewards," 3 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ashram.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ashram
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ashram
: a place where a person or a group of people go to live separately from the rest of society and practice the Hindu religion
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