Veda

[ vey-duh, vee- ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. Sometimes Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
2. Also called Samhita. each of these four books.
3. Vedas, these four books, along with the Brahmanas and Upanishads.

Veda

/ vɪˈdeɪɪk; ˈveɪdəˌɪzəm; ˈveɪdə /

noun

1. any or all of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism, esp the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda

Derived Forms

• Vedaic, adjective
• Vedaism, noun

Other Words From

• Ve·da·ic [vi-, dey, -ik], adjective
• Ve·da·ism [vey, -d, uh, -iz-, uh, m, vee, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Veda¹

From Sanskrit

Word History and Origins

Origin of Veda¹

C18: from Sanskrit: knowledge; related to veda I know

Example Sentences

Bal also diversified into the restaurant business and designed the interiors of one of Delhi's posh restaurants, Veda, whose opulent and extravagant interiors created a buzz in the Indian media.

From BBC

Arcadia “Dia” Gannon, a lonely high schooler in Missouri, wins an internship to the Louisiana Veda Foundation, along with six others.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet, the four classical elements are one of civilization’s great unifiers, a cosmological theory shared by the Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Mahabhuta, the Kongo cosmogram, the Indigenous medicine wheel and the zodiac.

From New York Times

The supreme being from whom the universe emerged, Brahman, appears in the ancient sacred writings known as the Vedas without gender.

From Seattle Times

“There was initial excitement because it was big news,” said Veda Tunstall, one of the film’s most vocal subjects.

From Los Angeles Times