Definitions for "Brahmavihara"
Divine Abidings: loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity.
The four states of: Metta (loving-kindness), Karuna (compassion), Mudita (gladness at the well being of others), Upekkha (equanimity)
Keywords:  sutta, pali, abodes, sutra, sublime
Brahmaviharā (Pali and Sanskrit) can be translated as Sublime Attitudes or Abodes of God. They form a sequence of Buddhist meditations recommended in the Pali Brahmavihara Sutta and the Sanskrit Brahmavihara Sutra.