SHAKTISM

Meaning of SHAKTISM in English

Variant: also Sak · tism

Pronunciation: - ˌ ti-z ə m

Function: noun

Date: 1877

: a Hindu sect worshipping Shakti under various names (as Kali or Durga) in a cult of devotion to the female principle often with magical or orgiastic rites

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SHAKTISM — also Saktism noun Date: 1877 a Hindu sect worshipping Shakti under various names (as Kali or Durga) in a cult …
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SHAKTISM — or Saktism Worship of the supreme Hindu goddess Together with {{link=Vaishnavism">Vaishnavism and Shaivism , it is one of the major …
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SHAKTISM — noun or sak·tism -ˌtizəm ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized : a sect comprising the worshipers of Shakti under various …
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SHAKTISM — /shuk"tiz euhm, shahk"-/ , n. Hinduism. the worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva. Also, Saktism . [ 1900-05; …
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SHAKTISM — also Sak·tism -ˌti-zəm Date: 1877 : a Hindu sect worshipping Shakti under various names (as Kali or Durga) in a …
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SHAKTISM — [Shak.tism] n (1877): a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti under various names (as Kali or Durga) in a cult of devotion …
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SHAKTISM — also spelled Saktism worship of the Hindu supreme goddess, Shakti (Sanskrit: Power, or Energy). Shaktism is, together with Vaisnavism and …
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SHAKTISM — or Saktism Worship of the supreme Hindu goddess Shakti . Together with Vaishnavism and Shaivism , it is one of …
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SHAKTA — also Sakta noun or adjective Etymology: Sanskrit śākta, from Śakti Date: 1810 an adherent of Shaktism
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SAKTISM — see: Shaktism
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VAISHNAVISM — Worship of Vishnu as the supreme deity, as well as of his incarnations, mainly Rama and Krishna . Vaishnavism is …
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SHAKTI — or sakti In Hinduism , the "creative energy" inherent in and proceeding from God. It is exemplified by the female …
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SHAIVISM — or Saivism One of three main forms of modern Hinduism , centred on the worship of Shiva . The earliest …
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PARVATI — Wife of the Hindu god Shiva . Parvati is the benevolent aspect of Shakti, the Hindu supreme goddess (see Shaktism …
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TANTRISM — ˈtən.ˌtrizəm noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: tantra + -ism 1. : shaktism 2. : a school of …
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SAKTISM — Usage: usually capitalized variant of shaktism
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HINDUISM — -üˌizəm noun ( -s ) 1. usually capitalized : a complex body of social, cultural, and religious beliefs and practices …
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YONI — /yoh"nee/ , n. (in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti. Cf. lingam (def. 2). [ …
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SAKTISM — /shuk"tiz euhm/ , n. Hinduism. Shaktism.
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SHAKTA — also Sak·ta ˈshäk-tə, ˈsäk- Etymology: Sanskrit śākta, from Śakti Date: 1810 : an adherent of Shaktism
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAKTISM — variant of Shaktism
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SHAKTA — [Shak.ta] n or adj [Skt sakta, fr. Sakti] (1810): an adherent of Shaktism
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SAKTI — [Sak.ti] , Sak.tism var of shakti, shaktism
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VAISHNAVISM — also called Vishnuism, or Visnuism, Sanskrit Vaisnavism, worship of the god Vishnu and of his incarnations, principally as Rama and …
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SHAKTI — n. or sakti In Hinduism , the "creative energy" inherent in and proceeding from God. It is exemplified by the …
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VAISHNAVISM — Worship of Vishnu as the supreme deity, as well as of his incarnations, mainly Rama and Krishna . Vaishnavism is …
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SHAIVISM — or Saivism One of three main forms of modern Hinduism , centred on the worship of Shiva . The earliest …
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PARVATI — Wife of the Hindu god Shiva . Parvati is the benevolent aspect of Shakti, the Hindu supreme goddess (see Shaktism …
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RELIGION — n. 25B6; noun FAITH, belief, worship, creed; sect, cult, church, denomination. See list. Religions and Sects Baha'i Karaism Babism Messianic …
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