akasha

[ ah-kah-shuh ]

noun

1. (in the philosophies of India) the ether, regarded as including material and nonmaterial entities in a common medium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of akasha¹

From the Sanskrit word ākās̄́a

Example Sentences

Akasha is a Sanskrit word, and means “Primary substance,” that out of which all things are formed.

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Advancing beyond their frontier, they have established themselves at Akasha.

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On the 2nd of June the correspondents were permitted to proceed to Akasha.

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Even now they push their iron road out into the desert towards their position at Akasha and to the south.

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Two roads led from Akasha to Firket—one by the bank of the river, the other inland and along the projected railway line.

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