shanti

or shan·tih

[ shahn-tee ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. peace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shanti¹

< Sanskrit śānti (nominative singular śāntiḥ )

Example Sentences

Series superfans and real-life friends-to-lovers Shanti Hinton and Tiffany Rae were treated to a Ton fantasy wedding, documented in chapters on Netflix’s YouTube channel and TUDUM.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr Shanti Karupiah said when the woman was examined she was found to have stage 4 cervical cancer.

From BBC

Don Cherry’s “Om Shanti Om” is one of my favorite records to play during my early morning yoga practice.

From New York Times

“Now, everyone listen up! We must encourage the spices to settle. One of the universal incants used is shanti. When Marvellers came together, each community added incants to our global lexicon. Everyone repeat after me.”

From Literature

Arti and her sister, Shanti, sent away the elementary-school-age children they usually tutored in math and Hindi.

From New York Times