chakran.
/ˈtʃʌkrə/, /ˈtʃakrə/, /ˈtʃɑːkrə/, U.S. /ˈtʃɑkrə/ 1. A circular weapon used by the Sikhs (see quots.).
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > knife or dagger > [noun] > circular knife
chakra1883
1883 Encycl. Brit. XX. 111/2 The chakr or chakra is a thin knife-edged ring of flat steel, a severe missile in skilled hands.
1959 Chambers's Encycl. I. 616/2 A sharp-edged metal quoit known as the chakra of the Sikhs.
2. A discus or mystic circle placed in the hands of pictured Hindu gods, etc.
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society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > non-Christian symbols or images > [noun] > circle
discus1680
mandala1859
pi1871
chakra1891
1891 Murray's Hand-bk. India & Ceylon 384/1 A small temple dedicated to the Chakrah, or discus, of Vishnu.
1903 E. Thurston in Madras Govt. Mus. Bull. IV. 199 A few men are branded on both shoulders with chank and chakra.
3. Yoga. One of the centres of spiritual or ethereal power in the human body.
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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > systems of philosophy > [noun] > yoga > centre of spiritual power in body
chakra1888
1888 B. D. Basu in Theosophist Mar. 373 These Chakras are the vital and important sympathetic plexuses and preside over all the functions of organic life.
1921 D. H. Lawrence Psychoanal. & Unconscious v. 86 Having begun to explore the unconscious, we find we must go from center to center, chakra to chakra.
1956 R. M. Lester Towards Hereafter iv. 54 These spiritual centres are known by the name of ‘chakras’—a word derived from Yoga.
4. The emblem on the flag of the Indian Union.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > national
ravenOE
thistle1488
red cross1523
St George's cross1548
Britannia1605
red rose1618
British Lion1687
shamrock1712
leek1714
American eagle1782
rising sun1787
white horse1814
Bird of Freedom1825
Union Jack1847
maple leaf1860
meatball1919
red star1920
hammer and sickle1921
chakra1947
1947 Constituent Assembly of India, Resolution 22 July 761 The design of the Wheel shall be that of the Wheel (Chakra) which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath lion Capital of Asoka.
1964 V. S. Agrawala Wheel Flag of India p. i The Chakra has a two-fold aspect, viz., the centre and the circumference. There is rest at the centre and movement in the circumference.
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