[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tantra \tan"tra\ ta^n"tr.a; tu^n"tr.a, n. skr.
   hinduism
   a ceremonial treatise related to puranic and magic
   literature; esp., one of the sacred works of the worshipers
   of sakti. -- tan"tric ta^n"tri^k, a.
   webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
tan"tric 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tantra
     n 1: any of a fairly recent class of hindu or buddhist religious
          literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech
          and mind
     2: doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness
        of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of
        hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical
        elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites;
        especially influential in tibet syn: tantrism
see also:
tantrism 

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