Vedanta

noun

Ve·​dan·​ta vā-ˈdän-tə 

və-,

-ˈdan- 

: an orthodox system of Hindu philosophy developing especially in a qualified monism the speculations of the Upanishads on ultimate reality and the liberation of the soul

Vedantism

vā-ˈdän-ˌti-zəm 

və-

-ˈdan-

noun

Vedantist

vā-ˈdän-tist 

və-

-ˈdan-

noun

Examples of Vedanta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Foxconn’s joint venture with the Indian conglomerate Vedanta, in which the latter has a 67% stake, was intended to set up a chip plant in the western state of Gujarat. —Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 27 June 2023

Seven months after Agarwal announced a chip partnership between his Vedanta Resources Ltd. and Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the venture is yet to tie up with a fabrication unit operator or license manufacturing-grade technology, people familiar with the matter said. —Sankalp Phartiyal, Bloomberg.com, 6 Apr. 2023

But another sprawling Indian conglomerate—miner Vedanta Resources—is looking wobbly. —Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Sanskrit vedānta, literally, "end of the Veda," from veda- veda + anta- "end, limit," akin to antya- "located at the end, last," Germanic *andja- "end, extreme" (whence Gothic andeis "end," Old English ende) — more at end entry 1

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above