/ · 1894 Brewer’s · M · Mantra or Mintra (Persian mythology)
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A spell, a talisman, by which a person holds sway over the elements and spirits of all denominations. (Wilford.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.