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deva

[ dey-vuh ]

noun

  1. Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
  2. Zoroastrianism. one of an order of evil spirits.


deva

/ ˈdeɪvə /

noun

  1. (in Hinduism and Buddhism) a divine being or god


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Word History and Origins

Origin of deva1

From Sanskrit

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deva1

C19: from Sanskrit: god

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Example Sentences

How much less then will the Deva risk the progress of an advanced man on a virtue not strong enough to bear every strain?

For the Deva will often graciously use a particular form in order to meet the thought of his worshippers.

The essence of the building of forms by a Deva is that he builds them of the matter of which his own body is composed.

Already distant, the City of Deva lay white and ghost-like under the moon's pale ray.

Proceeding next to Deva-hrada, with subdued sense and regulated diet, a man obtaineth the merit of the Devasatra sacrifice.

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