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YOGINI (n. pl. -S)
Definition(s):
- (n.) a female practitioner of yoga (a Hindu philosophy involving physical and mental disciplines, or a system of exercises for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being)
Useful information for game players:
- Front hooks: (none)
- Back hooks: -S
- Anagrams: (none)
- Longer extensions: (none)
- Wraparounds: (none)
- Other Spellings: (none)
- Related Forms: YOGA, YOGI, YOGEE, YOGIC, YOGIN
Epilogue:
Originally applied to a type of female demon or to a female practitioner of a form of tantric Buddhism, a YOGINI nowadays may be a spiritual teacher or merely a devotee of modern yoga exercises. The masculine forms are YOGI, YOGEE, or YOGIN, though each of these is sometimes considered gender-neutral.
English adopted the YOGA / YOGI family of words from Hindi forms of a Sanskrit word that meant “to yoke, join, or harness” — with the connotation of joining the physical self with the transcendent.
Recapping this week’s words: YCLEPED, YEGG, YESTREEN, and YOGINI
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