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bhakti

[ buhk-tee ]
/ ˈbʌk ti /

noun Hinduism.

selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman.Compare jnana, karma (def. 1).
(initial capital letter) a popular religious movement centered around the personal worship of gods, especially Vishnu and Shiva.

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Origin of bhakti

1825–35; <Sanskrit: devotion

Words nearby bhakti

Bhai, bhajan, bhaji, bhakta, Bhaktapur, bhakti, bhakti-marga, bhang, bhangi, bhangra, bharal
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British Dictionary definitions for bhakti

bhakti
/ (ˈbʌktɪ) /

noun

Hinduism loving devotion to God leading to nirvana

Word Origin for bhakti

from Sanskrit: portion, from bhajati he allocates
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