आचारācāra

आचार (ācāra) is a Sanskrit word meaning good conduct or behavior, an established rule of conduct or precept, a rule or line, same as acarika, with Buddhists, agreeing with what is taught by the teacher, the plant Hingtsha repens. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them General: Conduct, Custom, and Rule, Rule, Ordinance, and Precept, Linguistic and Referential Information.

Root: चर् (car)
Etymology: E. आङ्, चर to go, घञ् aff
Definitions: 18

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Meanings by context

General: Conduct, Custom, and Rule

9 definitions

1. Behaviour or good conduct. 2. Custom, observance, or rule.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An established rule of conduct or precept. 2. Custom, practice, or usage.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Precept. 2. Conduct.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A fixed rule of conduct. 2. A custom or usage. 3. Behaviour.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An established rule of conduct or precept. 2. Custom or practice.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Rule of conduct. 2. Good custom or conduct. 3. Conduct. 4. Sacred usage. 5. Use. 6. Rule.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Conduct or good behavior. 2. Custom, usage, or institute.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Conduct or behavior. 2. Customary usage or observance.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. Conduct or behavior. 2. Good conduct or virtue. 3. Custom, practice, or usage. 4. An established rule, ordinance, or precept.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)