vedanta Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas and Brahmanas

WordNet

Ve*dan"ta noun
Etymology
Skr. Vdanta.
Definitions
  1. A system of philosophy among the Hindoos, founded on scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the "Anta," or end or substance. Balfour (Cyc. of India.)

Webster 1913