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trimurti

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Tri⋅mur⋅ti

  [tri-moor-tee]
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–noun
(in later Hinduism) a trinity consisting of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer.
Origin:
1800–10; < Skt trimūrti, equiv. to tri three + mūrti shape
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Tri·mur·ti   (trĭ-mŏŏr'tē)   
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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