hindu deity
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1. a deity worshipped by the Hindus (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | deity, divinity, god, immortal, |
| definition | : | any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | aditya, |
| definition | : | one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; Hindu gods of celestial light (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ahura, |
| definition | : | (Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | asvins, |
| definition | : | (literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | dharma, |
| definition | : | basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | garuda, |
| definition | : | a supernatural eagle-like being that serves as Vishnu's mount (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | marut, |
| definition | : | any of a group of Hindu storm gods; offspring of Rudra (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | rhibhus, ribhus, |
| definition | : | one of three artisans of the Hindu gods (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | soma, |
| definition | : | personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | vajra, |
| definition | : | Indra's thunderbolt (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | avatar, |
| definition | : | the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | aditi, |
| definition | : | a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | agni, |
| definition | : | (Sanskrit) Hindu god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | asura, |
| definition | : | earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | bhaga, |
| definition | : | Hindu god of wealth and love (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | brahma, |
| definition | : | the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | brihaspati, |
| definition | : | personification of the power of ritual devotion (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | bhumi devi, |
| definition | : | Hindu earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | devi, |
| definition | : | Hindu mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of Siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | chandi, |
| definition | : | malevolent aspect of Devi (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | durga, |
| definition | : | Hindu goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | dyaus, dyaus-pitar, |
| definition | : | Hindu god of the sky (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | ganapati, ganesa, ganesh, ganesha, |
| definition | : | Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | gauri, |
| definition | : | in Hinduism, goddess of purity and posterity and a benevolent aspect of Devi; the `brilliant' (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | hanuman, |
| definition | : | in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | indra, |
| definition | : | chief Hindu god of the Rig-Veda; god of rain and thunder (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | ka, |
| definition | : | unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | kali, |
| definition | : | wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | kama, |
| definition | : | Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | mara, |
| definition | : | Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | lakshmi, |
| definition | : | Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | mitra, |
| definition | : | Hindu god of friendship and alliances; usually invoked together with Varuna as a supporter of heaven and earth (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | parjanya, |
| definition | : | Hindu god of rain; sometimes identified with Indra (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | anapurna, annapurna, parvati, |
| definition | : | wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | prajapati, |
| definition | : | Hindu god personifying a creative force; equivalent to Brahma (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | pushan, |
| definition | : | celestial shepherd god; conductor of souls of the dead (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | rahu, |
| definition | : | a Hindu demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | rudra, |
| definition | : | father of the Hindu storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | sarasvati, |
| definition | : | Hindu goddess of learning and the arts (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | savitar, |
| definition | : | an important Hindu god; the sun in its life-giving aspect (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | sakti, shakti, |
| definition | : | the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | shiva, siva, |
| definition | : | the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | skanda, |
| definition | : | Hindu god of war (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | surya, |
| definition | : | an important god of later Hinduism; the sun god or the sun itself worshipped as the source of warmth and light (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | uma, |
| definition | : | a benevolent aspect of Devi; `splendor' (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | ushas, |
| definition | : | Hindu goddess of dawn; daughter of the sky and sister of the night (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | varuna, |
| definition | : | in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | vayu, |
| definition | : | Hindu wind god (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | vishnu, |
| definition | : | the sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | yama, |
| definition | : | Hindu god of death and lord of the underworld (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | hindooism, hinduism, |
| definition | : | a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils (noun.cognition) |
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