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Tri·mur·ti 
[tri-moor-tee] Pronunciation Key
[tri-moor-tee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| (in later Hinduism) a trinity consisting of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer. |
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| Tri·mur·ti
(trĭ-mŏŏr'tē) Pronunciation Key
n. Hinduism The triad of gods consisting of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer as the three highest manifestations of the one ultimate reality. [Sanskrit trimūrtiḥ : tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + mūrtiḥ, form.] |
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Trimurti
Tri*mur"ti\, n. [Skr. trim[=u]rti; tri three + m[=u]rti body.] (Hindu Myth.) The triad, or trinity, of Hindu gods, consisting of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer. [Spelled also Trimurtti.]
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