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mudra means: ritual hand movement in religion or religious dancing, particularly in Hinduism or Buddhism

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mudra

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5 lettersPronunciation /muːˈdɹɑː/Part of speech nounSorted admruStarts with MEnds with A0 cluesCommon crossword word

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ritual hand movement in religion or religious dancing, particularly in Hinduism or Buddhism

From Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal”).

“The king of creation would not have curved his palm into the likeness of a Hindu mudra in an attempt to protect the tiny launching pad on his thumbnail from the dank wind.”
“For the next few minutes, the audience had sat mesmerized as the sisters performed, fingertips joining and parting in mudras, eyebrows quivering.”
“The Kechari Mudra is accomplished by thrusting the tongue into the gullet, by turning it over itself, and keeping the eyesight in the middle.”

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