| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | at·man |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ät m n |
| NOUN: | Hinduism 1. The individual soul or essence. 2. Atman The essence that is eternal, unchanging, and indistinguishable from the essence of the universe. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Sanskrit  tman, breath, spirit.
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