tan·tric adjective ortan·trik\-rik\ Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit tāntrika, from tantra + -ika, adjective suffix — more at -y 1.: of or relating to the tantras or Tantrism < the gross Tantric rites connected with the worship of Kali — A.C.Bouquet > 2.: having the character of a tantra or Tantrism < tantric Buddhism >