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Definitions for Yoga

[1] a school of Hindu philosophy advocating and prescribing a course of physical and mental disciplines for attaining liberation from the material world and union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.
[2] any of the methods or disciplines prescribed, especially a series of postures and breathing exercises practiced to achieve control of the body and mind, tranquillity, etc.
[3] union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.
[4] a Hindu system of philosophy aiming at the mystical union of the self with the Supreme Being in a state of complete awareness and tranquillity through certain physical and mental exercises
[5] any method by which such awareness and tranquillity are attained, esp a course of related exercises and postures designed to promote physical and spiritual wellbeing See Astanga yoga, Bikram yoga, hatha yoga, power yoga, raja yoga, Sivananda yoga

Words nearby Yoga

yocto-, yoctosecond, yod, yodel, yodle, yoga, yoga pants, yogh, yogi, yogini, yogurt

Origin of Yoga

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1810–20

Other words from Yoga

yo·gic [yoh -gik] /ˈyoʊ gɪk/ , adjective
yo·gism , noun

Word origin for Yoga

C19: from Sanskrit: a yoking, union, from yunakti he yokes