Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mother goddess having various roles and manifestations, especially as Durga, Lakshmi, and Sarasvati, the female counterparts to the male gods of the Trimurti.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun ;
fem . ofdeva . A goddess.
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- proper noun Hinduism
Shakti , the female aspect of thedivine , as conceptualized by theShakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents consciousness or discrimination, remains impotent and void. - proper noun A
title put at the end of any female deity's name within Hinduism (e.g.-Lakshmi Devi,Saraswati Devi,Kali Devi). - proper noun A female
given name used in India.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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The ex-Devi is implanted with an unprecedented five AIs for one final run, but the Krishna cops close in and she must act fast.
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The Kumari Devi is just an innocent child when she is chosen to become the goddess; eligible because she is one of few who bears "the thirty-two signs of perfection", chosen because she alone passes a series of traumatic tests.
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The ex-Devi is implanted with an unprecedented five AIs for one final run, but the Krishna cops close in and she must act fast.
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The Kumari Devi is just an innocent child when she is chosen to become the goddess; eligible because she is one of few who bears "the thirty-two signs of perfection", chosen because she alone passes a series of traumatic tests.
REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction # 23 edited by Gardner Dozois 2006
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The Kumari Devi is just an innocent child when she is chosen to become the goddess; eligible because she is one of few who bears "the thirty-two signs of perfection", chosen because she alone passes a series of traumatic tests.
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The ex-Devi is implanted with an unprecedented five AIs for one final run, but the Krishna cops close in and she must act fast.
REVIEW: Best Short Novels: 2006 edited by Jonathan Strahan 2006
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The ex-Devi is implanted with an unprecedented five AIs for one final run, but the Krishna cops close in and she must act fast.
REVIEW: Best Short Novels: 2006 edited by Jonathan Strahan 2006
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The ex-Devi is implanted with an unprecedented five AIs for one final run, but the Krishna cops close in and she must act fast.
REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction # 23 edited by Gardner Dozois 2006
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The Kumari Devi is just an innocent child when she is chosen to become the goddess; eligible because she is one of few who bears "the thirty-two signs of perfection", chosen because she alone passes a series of traumatic tests.
REVIEW: Best Short Novels: 2006 edited by Jonathan Strahan 2006
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The Kumari Devi is just an innocent child when she is chosen to become the goddess; eligible because she is one of few who bears "the thirty-two signs of perfection", chosen because she alone passes a series of traumatic tests.
REVIEW: Best Short Novels: 2006 edited by Jonathan Strahan 2006
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