anatta

[ uhn-uh t-tah ]

/ ˈʌn ətˌtɑ /

the doctrine asserting the nonexistence of a personal and immortal soul. Sanskrit,anatman.

Origin of anatta

< Pali: literally, breathless

I then put up my knife and watched Anatta, Ballotti and Guiseppe cut the other two.

Hands Up; or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains |D. J. Cook
In the struggle they all used knives, and Anatta cut his fingers so badly that when they ceased bleeding he could not close them.

Hands Up; or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains |D. J. Cook
Campagne also pleaded guilty, and Anatta and Allessandri entered special pleas of voluntary manslaughter.

Hands Up; or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains |D. J. Cook
As Silvestro did not succeed in cutting his throat very quickly, Anatta went to his aid.

Hands Up; or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains |D. J. Cook