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bhak⋅ti

[buhk-tee]
–noun Hinduism.
1. selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman. Compare jnana, karma (def. 1).
2. (initial capital letter) a popular religious movement centered around the personal worship of gods, esp. Vishnu and Shiva.
Compare Saiva, Vaishnava.


Origin:
1825–35; < Skt: devotion
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bhak·ti   (bŭk'tē)   
n.   Hinduism
A path to achieving salvation through loving devotion to a particular deity, open to all persons irrespective of sex or caste.

[Sanskrit bhaktiḥ, devotion, from bhajati, he apportions; see bhag- in Indo-European roots.]
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