atman


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
atman /ˈɑːtmən/
noun Hinduism the spiritual life principle of the universe, especially when regarded as immanent in the real self of the individual.

■ a person's soul.

– origin from Sanskrit ātman, lit. ‘essence’.
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