puja

[ poo-jah ]

/ ˈpu dʒɑ /

noun Hinduism.

the worship of a particular god.

Origin of puja

From the Sanskrit word pūjā

Words nearby puja

puir, puirtith, puisne, puissance, puissant, puja, puka, pukatea, puke, pukeko, pukey

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Example sentences from the Web for puja

The villagers did puja that night that all might be saved from a like fate.
Bengal Dacoits and Tigers|Maharanee Sunity Devee
A great festival in her honour, the Durga puja, is celebrated annually, lasting for ten days.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
With the money which he had in hand he used to buy cheap tinsel wares from Calcutta before the Puja holidays.
Stories from Tagore|Rabindranath Tagore
This first mahal was named the kacheri bari (house of business); the next to it was the puja mahal (division for worship).
The Poison Tree|Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

The large hall of worship formed one side of the puja mahal; on the other three sides were two-storied houses.
The Poison Tree|Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

British Dictionary definitions for puja

puja

pooja

/ (ˈpuːdʒaː) /

noun

Hinduism a ritual in honour of the gods, performed either at home or in the mandir (temple)

Word Origin for puja

from Sanskrit: worship

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单词	puja
释义	puja [ poo-jah ] / ˈpu dʒɑ / noun Hinduism. the worship of a particular god. Origin of puja From the Sanskrit word pūjā Words nearby puja puir, puirtith, puisne, puissance, puissant, puja, puka, pukatea, puke, pukeko, pukey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for puja The villagers did puja that night that all might be saved from a like fate. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers\|Maharanee Sunity Devee A great festival in her honour, the Durga puja, is celebrated annually, lasting for ten days. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various With the money which he had in hand he used to buy cheap tinsel wares from Calcutta before the Puja holidays. Stories from Tagore\|Rabindranath Tagore This first mahal was named the kacheri bari (house of business); the next to it was the puja mahal (division for worship). The Poison Tree\|Bankim Chandra Chatterjee The large hall of worship formed one side of the puja mahal; on the other three sides were two-storied houses. The Poison Tree\|Bankim Chandra Chatterjee British Dictionary definitions for puja puja pooja / (ˈpuːdʒaː) / noun Hinduism a ritual in honour of the gods, performed either at home or in the mandir (temple) Word Origin for puja from Sanskrit: worship Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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