Rig-Ve·da
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Audio Help [rig-vey-duh, -vee-duh] Pronunciation Key –noun Hinduism.
| one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c. |
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Rigveda
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Audio Help (rĭg-vā'də, -vē'də) Pronunciation Key
n. The most ancient collection of Hindu sacred verses, consisting principally of hymns to various deities. [Sanskrit gvedaḥ : k, verse, sacred text + vedaḥ, knowledge, veda; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
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