kirtan

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English

Etymology

From Sanskrit कीर्तन (kīrtana, “narrating”).

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Noun

kirtan (plural kirtans)

  1. A call-and-response chant performed in India's devotional traditions.
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 137:
      She was not devout or overly religious but she went to temples and kirtans regularly.
    • 2009 March 5, Sara Eckel, “Yoga Enthusiasts Hear the Call of Kirtan”, in New York Times‎:
      Recently, Mrs. Breighner and Ms. Damon attended a Friday night kirtan at the Integral Yoga Institute.

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