Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
(from the Sanskrit word for `reflection' or `interpretation') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on ritual traditions rooted in the Vedas and the Brahmanas as opposed to Vedanta which relies mostly on the Upanishads;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Mimamsa
n 1: (from the Sanskrit word for `reflection' or
`interpretation') one of six orthodox philosophical systems
or viewpoints on ritual traditions rooted in the Vedas and
the Brahmanas as opposed to Vedanta which relies mostly on
the Upanishads