Usually means: Thread; aphorism; guide; scripture; Hinduism.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics History Colors (New!) Easter eggs (New!)
We found 27 dictionaries that define the word sutra:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. sutra: Merriam-Webster
  2. sutra: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. sutra: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. sutra: Collins English Dictionary
  5. sutra: Vocabulary.com
  6. Sutra, sutra: Wordnik
  7. sutra: Wiktionary
  8. sutra: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. sutra: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. sutra: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. sutra: Dictionary.com
  12. Sutra: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. Sutra (disambiguation), Sutra (newspaper), Sutra: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Sutra: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. sutra: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. sutra: Rhymezone
  17. Sutra: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. sutra: FreeDictionary.org
  19. sutra: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. sutra: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sutra: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. SUTRA: Acronym Finder
  2. sutra, sutra: A Word A Day

Religion (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of spiritual and religious terms (No longer online)
  2. Irivng Hexham's Concise Dictionary of Religion (No longer online)

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sutra: Glossary of Sanskrit Terms in Integral Yoga Literature

(Note: See sutras as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (Sutra)

▸ noun:  A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
▸ noun:  (Buddhism, Hinduism) A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.
▸ noun:  Alternative form of sutra [A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.]

Similar:
dharma, thesis, akousma, Verity, stricture, formula, tract, rule, subthesis, sumption, more...

Opposite:
vibhāṣā, commentary, explanation

Types:
Agamas, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Yoga, Samkhya, Puranas, Darshanas, Upanishads, more...

Phrases:
Lotus Sutra, Kama Sutra, Diamond Sutra, nirvana sutra, amitabha sutra, more...

Adjectives:
next, yoga, first, buddhist, present, previous, nyaya, second, vedanta, last, nirvana

Colors:
    red,     gold,     saffron,     orange,     maroon, more...


▸ Word origin

▸ Words similar to sutra

▸ Usage examples for sutra

▸ Idioms related to sutra

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing sutra

▸ Words that often appear near sutra

▸ Rhymes of sutra

▸ Invented words related to sutra

Similar:
dharma, thesis, akousma, Verity, stricture, formula, tract, rule, subthesis, sumption, more...

Opposite:
vibhāṣā, commentary, explanation

Types:
Agamas, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Yoga, Samkhya, Puranas, Darshanas, Upanishads, more...

Phrases:
Lotus Sutra, Kama Sutra, Diamond Sutra, nirvana sutra, amitabha sutra, Karma Sutra, the kama sutra, Avatamsaka Sutra, Vimalakirti Sutra, Heart Sutra, Mangala sutra, Platform Sutra, Yulanpen Sutra, more...

Adjectives:
next, yoga, first, buddhist, present, previous, nyaya, second, vedanta, last, nirvana

Colors:
    red,     gold,     saffron,     orange,     maroon, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "sutra" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux