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Shak⋅ta

  [shahk-tuh]
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–noun Hinduism.
a person who worships Shakti as the wife of Shiva.
Also, Sakta.

Origin:
< Skt śākta pertaining to Shakti
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Shak·ta   (shäk'tə, säk'-)   
n.   Hinduism
One who worships Shakti.

[Sanskrit śāktaḥ, from śaktiḥ, Shakti; see Shakti.]
Shak'tism n., Shak'tist n.
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