Meanings
- HinduismA school of philsoophy teaching that differences and variegation in the human condition are unreal or illusory.
Synonyms: Advaita Vedanta, nonduality
- abbreviationcontractionContraction of Advaita Vedanta (an orthodox philosophical school of Hinduism).
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA school of philsoophy teaching that differences and variegation in the human condition are unreal or illusory.
Origin
- Sanskritअद्वैत
- Sanskritअद्वैत
- EnglishAdvaita
Derived from Sanskrit अद्वैत (advaita).
More words from Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish adwajta, adwaita
- adwajtaHindu doctrine holding that differences in the human condition are illusory
- adwaitaHindu doctrine holding that differences in the human condition are illusory
Portuguese advaita
- advaitaHindu doctrine holding that differences in the human condition are illusory
Cite this entry
Advaita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Advaita
“Advaita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Advaita. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Advaita,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Advaita.
Source: Advaita on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.