deva
Americannoun
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Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
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Zoroastrianism. one of an order of evil spirits.
noun
Etymology
Origin of deva
From Sanskrit
Example Sentences
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In Buddhism, matchmaking parents—sponsors—of a prospective couple are encouraged to consult an astrologist and, if unsuccessful, are urged to query an inner-world deva.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 4, 2019
There is but one Self in the lowliest dust and the loftiest deva.
From An Introduction to Yoga by Besant, Annie Wood
Let us take one of the oldest words for god in the Veda, such as deva, the Latin deus.
From India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge by Wilder, Alexander
Q. You spoke of a "deva" having appeared to the Prince Siddhārtha under a variety of forms; what do Buddhists believe respecting races of elemental invisible beings having relations with mankind?
From The Buddhist Catechism by Olcott, Henry Steel
The dictionaries tell you that deva means god and gods, and so, no doubt, it does.
From India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge by Wilder, Alexander
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