Shaktism

[ shuhk-tiz-uhm, shahk- ]

nounHinduism.
  1. the worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva.

Origin of Shaktism

1
First recorded in 1900–05; Shakt(i) + -ism
  • Also Sak·tism .

Words Nearby Shaktism

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