LOTUS POSITION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lotus position mean? 

• LOTUS POSITION (noun)
  The noun LOTUS POSITION has 1 sense:

1. a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga

  Familiarity information: LOTUS POSITION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOTUS POSITION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("lotus position" is a kind of...):

attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)

Holonyms ("lotus position" is a part of...):

yoga (discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion)