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- noun Plural form of
deva .
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Examples
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My family and I were watching television and we discovered an interesting fact that amongst us Indians Gods are called devas and demons are called asuras.
rediff.com 2010
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This offers an opportunity for the discussion of the question whether also other classes of individual souls, such as devas, are qualified for knowledge of Brahman.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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But the uniform tendency of all poets and Rishis alike was to seek, beyond all these gods, one unbeginning, unending, and all comprehensive Being, from whom these "devas" emerged, and into whom they must return.
Pantheism, Its Story and Significance Religions Ancient and Modern J. Allanson Picton 1871
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My girl friends from school dress according to fashion, imitating models or pop devas.
A Life of My Own - 3 J. Mykell Collinz 2011
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Moreover, the wisdom deities of the non-mundane worlds, as well as various local devas, nagas and spirits, inhabit trees.
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Moreover, the wisdom deities of the non-mundane worlds, as well as various local devas, nagas and spirits, inhabit trees.
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Moreover, the wisdom deities of the non-mundane worlds, as well as various local devas, nagas and spirits, inhabit trees.
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Moreover, the wisdom deities of the non-mundane worlds, as well as various local devas, nagas and spirits, inhabit trees.
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This Supreme Lord has His own cabinet of employees, devas demigods.
TEXAS FAITH: Misunderstanding (my) religion | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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The day was filled with bubbling enthusiasm, as the nature spirits, elves, gnomes, fairies, and devas all came out to play.
When Animals Speak Penelope Smith 2009
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