DEVI

Devi

(noun) Hindu mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of Siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Devi

(Hinduism) Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents consciousness or discrimination, remains impotent and void.

A title put at the end of any female deity's name within Hinduism (e.g. Lakshmi Devi, Saraswati Devi, Kali Devi).

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Anagrams

• I'd've, dive, vide, vidĂŞ, vied

Source: Wiktionary


De"vi, n.

Definition: ; fem. of Deva. A goddess.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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