- SAKTISM
- the CULT of SAKTI where female deities become the focus of popular PIETY.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
SAKTISM
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Saktism — variant of Shaktism … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Saktism — noun 1. a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti • Syn: ↑Shaktism • Derivationally related forms: ↑Shaktist, ↑Shaktist (for: ↑Shaktism) • Hypernyms: ↑sect, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Shaktism — noun 1. a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti • Syn: ↑Saktism • Derivationally related forms: ↑Shaktist (for: ↑Saktism), ↑Shaktist • Hypernyms: ↑sect, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Shaktism — /shuk tiz euhm, shahk /, n. Hinduism. the worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva. Also, Saktism. [1900 05; SHAKT(I) + ISM] * * * or Saktism Worship of the supreme Hindu goddess Shakti. Together with Vaishnavism and Shaivism, it is one of the… … Universalium
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Theyyam — The Theyyam or Theyyattam is a popular ritual dance of north Kerala, south India, particularly presented in the Kolathunadu (of the present Kannur and Kasargod districts). As a living cult with centuries old traditions, ritual and custom, it… … Wikipedia
Hindooism — noun 1. the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal • Syn: ↑Hinduism • Regions: ↑India, ↑Republic of India, ↑Bharat, ↑Bangladesh, ↑People s Republic of Bangladesh, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Shaktist — noun worshipper of Shakti • Derivationally related forms: ↑Saktism, ↑Shaktism • Hypernyms: ↑Hindu, ↑Hindoo • Member Holonyms: ↑Shaktism, ↑Saktism … Useful english dictionary
Shaktism — also Saktism noun Date: 1877 a Hindu sect worshipping Shakti under various names (as Kali or Durga) in a cult of devotion to the female principle often with magical or orgiastic rites … New Collegiate Dictionary
