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ashram

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Hinduism
ash·ram /ˈæʃrəm/ noun [countable]  RRHa place where Hindus live together, away from other people 〔印度教徒的〕静修处
Examples from the Corpus
ashramThe village and ashram had no running water, electricity, fans, radio, or telephone.Now Gandhi sat in his ashram.I sleep each night on a temple ashram floor, or with the family of the village headman.The week I spent in the ashram this energy and passion were driving Gandhi toward another campaign of civil disobedience.The wealthy Bombay and Ahmedabad magnates thereupon withdrew their financial support of the ashram.Still the women of the ashram refused to work in the kitchen with the untouchable woman.Shukla followed him everywhere and finally came to the ashram.Over the years, many thousands of high-caste Hindus felt honored to come to the ashram to talk and eat with Gandhi.
Origin ashram (1900-2000) Sanskrit asrama, from a toward + srama religious exercise
ash·ram nounChineseSyllable
place away a Corpus from live Hindus other together, where


ashram
ashram /ˈæʃrəm/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Sanskrit
 Origin: asrama, from a 'toward' + srama 'religious exercise'
a place where Hindus live together, away from other people


ash·ramBrE /ˈæʃrəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæʃrəm/ 🔊 nouna place where Hindus who wish to live away from society live together as a group; a place where other Hindus go for a short time to say prayers before returning to society (印度教徒的)静修处,隐修处