Library / English Dictionary

    SHAKTISM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Worship of Shakti as the wife of Shivaplay

    Synonyms:

    Saktism; Shaktism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("Shaktism" is a kind of...):

    Hindooism; Hinduism (a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils)

    Derivation:

    Shaktist (worshipper of Shakti)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A Hindu sect worshiping Shaktiplay

    Synonyms:

    Saktism; Shaktism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("Shaktism" is a kind of...):

    religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

    Meronyms (members of "Shaktism"):

    Shaktist (worshipper of Shakti)

    Holonyms ("Shaktism" is a member of...):

    Hindooism; Hinduism (the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal)

    Derivation:

    Shaktist (worshipper of Shakti)

    Credits


    © 1991-2023 The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin | Titi Tudorancea® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
    Contact