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单词 tantric
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Tantricadj.n.

Brit. /ˈtantrɪk/, /ˈtʌntrɪk/, U.S. /ˈtɑntrɪk/, /ˈtəntrɪk/, /ˈtæntrɪk/
Forms:

α. 1800s– Tantric, 1900s– Tantrik.

β. 1800s– Tantraic.

Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Tantra n., -ic suffix.
Etymology: < Tantra n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier Tantrika adj.In sense A. 1 sometimes difficult to distinguish from Tantrika adj. (compare the β. forms at that entry); senses A. 2 and B. developed within English. The form Tantrik at α. forms is apparently influenced by the β. forms at Tantrika n. and adj.
A. adj.
1. Of or relatinging to the Tantras; characteristic of Tantrism.
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Tantric1836
1836 2nd Rep. State Educ. Bengal iii. 57 Four schools of learning remain to be separately noticed, a Vedantic, a Pauranic, a Tantric, and a Medical School.
1905 Q. Rev. July 201 The Buddhist worship of these deities is undoubtedly due to Tantric influence.
1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Feb. 96/2 It contains elements..which belong to the Tantric Buddhism of India.
2007 V. Smith Clean v. 128 Greek meditations on the soul were a pale echo of the innumerable steps of Tantric initiation into the superconscious state of the Vedic samadhi; or the four stages of Buddhist dhyana.
2. Usually with lower-case initial. Designating sexual practices associated with, or held to be characteristic of, Tantrism; of, relating to, or involving these. Esp. in tantric sex.Tantrism has a strong popular association, esp. in Western culture, with a type of sexual practice in which mental and physical self-control are exercised so as to heighten sexual arousal and prolong sexual intercourse; such practice is typically less significant within Tantrism.
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1965 A. Ginsberg Let. 20 Aug. (2008) 309 A lamaist monk who practices ancient tantric sex yoga.
1998 Esquire Sept. 168/2 The more I tried to become The Perfect Man by improving my walk and elocution, chiseling my abdomen, and uncovering the secrets of tantric sex, the more I realized it was imperative to return to basics.
2010 A. Joseph Saraswati Park ix. 108 Was he in the toilet?.. Saying his prayers? Engaging in tantric rituals with Mrs Gogate..?
B. n.
Any of a genre of Hindu or Buddhist religious writings dating from the 6th to the 13th centuries, often of a magical, mystical, or erotic nature; = Tantra n. 1. Now rare.
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Tantra1787
Tantric1971
1971 Asian Stud. (Univ. Philippines) Aug. 123 The following legend is said to be found in the Tantrics; it tells of the origin of this cult.
1977 It May 17/1 The Vak..develops in the course of its manifestation into the seed-sounds of the Tantriks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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