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Veda

American  
[vey-duh, vee-] / ˈveɪ də, ˈvi- /

noun

Hinduism.
  1. Sometimes Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.

  2. Also called Samhita.  each of these four books.

  3. Vedas, these four books, along with the Brahmanas and Upanishads.


Veda British  
/ vɪˈdeɪɪk, ˈveɪdəˌɪzəm, ˈveɪdə /

noun

  1. any or all of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism, esp the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda

"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

Other Word Forms

  • Vedaic adjective
  • Vedaism noun

Etymology

Origin of Veda

From Sanskrit

Example Sentences

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It’s “very unlikely that the enhanced subsidies are extended as is,” said Spencer Perlman, managing partner and director of healthcare research at Veda Partners, an investment consulting firm.

From MarketWatch

Psychologist Natasha Tiwari, founder of The Veda Group, says 10 minutes is a good start to "give the mind time to settle, and the brain enough time to truly benefit" from the process of mindfulness.

From BBC

Bal also diversified into the restaurant business and designed the interiors of one of Delhi's posh restaurants, Veda, whose opulent and extravagant interiors created a buzz in the Indian media.

From BBC

Arcadia “Dia” Gannon, a lonely high schooler in Missouri, wins an internship to the Louisiana Veda Foundation, along with six others.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet, the four classical elements are one of civilization’s great unifiers, a cosmological theory shared by the Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Mahabhuta, the Kongo cosmogram, the Indigenous medicine wheel and the zodiac.

From New York Times