Trimurti

[ trih-moor-tee ]

noun

1. (in later Hinduism) a trinity consisting of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer.

Trimurti

/ trɪˈmʊətɪ /

noun

1. the triad of the three chief gods of later Hinduism, consisting of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Sustainer, and Siva the Destroyer

Word History and Origins

Origin of Trimurti¹

1800–10; < Sanskrit trimūrti, equivalent to tri three + mūrti shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of Trimurti¹

from Sanskrit, from tri three + mūrti form

Example Sentences

Then there is Trimurti shrine, known as the lovers’ shrine and always strewn with red roses: a joy to encounter in the midst of a crowded, polluted Bangkok junction.

From The Guardian

There's a rather self-conscious passage early in the book in which Karun lectures Sarita on the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma, representing forces of preservation, destruction and creation.

From The Guardian

Trimurti, tri-mōōr′ti, n. the name of the Hindu triad, or the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva when thought of as an inseparable unity, though three in form.

From Project Gutenberg

On each side of the Trimurti is a pilaster, the front of which is filled up by a human figure leaning on a dwarf, both much defaced.

From Project Gutenberg

They constitute the well known Trimurti or Triad of divine forms which characterizes Hindooism.

From Project Gutenberg