Associations to the word «Ashram»

Wiktionary

ASHRAM, noun. (Hinduism) A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.

Dictionary definition

ASHRAM, noun. A place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram.
ASHRAM, noun. (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.