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Rig-Veda

or Rig·ve·da

[ rig-vey-duh, -vee-duh ]

noun

, Hinduism.
  1. one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.


Rig-Veda

/ -ˈviːdə; rɪɡˈveɪdə /

noun

  1. a compilation of 1028 Hindu poems dating from 2000 bc or earlier
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Other Words From

  • Rig·ve·dic [rig-, vey, -dik, -, vee, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rig-Veda1

From the Sanskrit word ṛgveda
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rig-Veda1

C18: from Sanskrit rigveda , from ric song of praise + Veda
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Example Sentences

In the film, “I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like,” the enigmatic title drawn from the Rig-Veda, the opening sequence conveys this sensation.

TB is so old that it has been discovered in the skeletons of Egyptian mummies, was recorded by Hippocrates and is mentioned in the Rig-Veda, a collection of ancient Sanskrit texts.

Dreams and a restlessness of the soul came to him, arising from the smoke of the sacrifices, emanating from the verses of the Rig-Veda, trickling through from the teachings of the old Brahmins.

In the Rig-Veda Indra often appears as a hawk.

The hymns of the Rig-Veda, for example, while not without traces of the other, yet indicate chiefly a worship of the powers of nature, connected with the regular recurrence of the seasons.

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