deva

[ dey-vuh ]

/ ˈdeɪ və /

noun

Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.

Zoroastrianism. one of an order of evil spirits.

Origin of deva

From Sanskrit

Words nearby deva

Deutschland, Deutschmark, deutzia, Deux-Sèvres, dev, deva, De Valera, de Valois, devaluate, devaluation, devaluationist

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Example sentences from the Web for deva

And perhaps, while he is about it, he might get killed in a Deva gorge.
Northern Spain|Edgar T. A. Wigram
The words Deva and Asura have an exactly opposite significance in the two religions.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
And, if we inquire diligently, we shall find our Davy in the Deva of the Indian mythology.
Storyology|Benjamin Taylor
This aforementioned Deva was responsible for the most unspeakable atrocities against the Albanian population in Albania proper.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

There are also several Deva temples, occupied by sectaries of different kinds.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams

British Dictionary definitions for deva

deva

/ (ˈdeɪvə) /

noun

(in Hinduism and Buddhism) a divine being or god

Word Origin for deva

C19: from Sanskrit: god

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单词	deva
释义	deva [ dey-vuh ] / ˈdeɪ və / noun Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity. Zoroastrianism. one of an order of evil spirits. Origin of deva From Sanskrit Words nearby deva Deutschland, Deutschmark, deutzia, Deux-Sèvres, dev, deva, De Valera, de Valois, devaluate, devaluation, devaluationist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deva And perhaps, while he is about it, he might get killed in a Deva gorge. Northern Spain\|Edgar T. A. Wigram The words Deva and Asura have an exactly opposite significance in the two religions. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)\|R.V. Russell And, if we inquire diligently, we shall find our Davy in the Deva of the Indian mythology. Storyology\|Benjamin Taylor This aforementioned Deva was responsible for the most unspeakable atrocities against the Albanian population in Albania proper. After the Rain\|Sam Vaknin There are also several Deva temples, occupied by sectaries of different kinds. Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity\|Sir Monier Monier-Williams British Dictionary definitions for deva deva / (ˈdeɪvə) / noun (in Hinduism and Buddhism) a divine being or god Word Origin for deva C19: from Sanskrit: god 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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