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namaste
exclamation
uk /ˈnæm.ə.steɪ/ us /ˈnɑː.mə.steɪ/
a greeting used in India, often said with the hands together and pointing upwards at the centre of the chest:
He started his speech in New Delhi with namaste, the Hindi greeting.
Namaste, thank you for your kind words.
Namaste means: the divine in me honours the divine in you.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Welcoming, greeting & greetings
afternoon
air kiss
aloha
ayup
bid someone/something adieu
g'day
god
hello
hello strangeridiom
hiya
howdy
lady
merry Christmas!idiom
mind
morning
namaskar
pleased
poke
press the fleshidiom
wish
namaste
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈnæm.ə.steɪ/ us /ˈnɑː.mə.steɪ/
the position in which the hands are together and pointing upwards at the centre of the chest, used in yoga (= physical and mental exercises originally from India):
At the end of the session, you bring your hands together into namaste.
His palms were joined together in the traditional namaste gesture of greeting and homage.
She brought her hands together before her chest in a namaste.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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asana
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chant
flotation
hot yoga
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mantra
meditate
meditative
mindful
mindfully
mindfulness
nirvana
preach
self-transcendence
sophrology
sun salutation
Transcendental Meditation
vinyasa
yoga
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Exercising & training
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