Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Vedanta \Ve*dan"ta\, n. [Skr. V?danta.]
   A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered
   texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the ``Anta,'' or end or
   substance. --Balfour (Cyc. of India.)

Source : WordNet®

Vedanta
     n : (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