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noun
- A state of transcendent union supposed to be assumed by a holy man or yogi at his death.
- 2005: She had seated herself cross-legged in the position and simply ceased to be. " Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown (Vintage 2006, p. 227)
- The burial of a holy man before his death in anticipation of such a state.
- The highest state of meditation, at which complete unity is reached.
Etymology: From Sanskrit samÄdhi "placing together", from sam "together" + Ä prefix + dhÄ "to place".
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