bhakti

[ buhk-tee ]

/ ˈbʌk ti /

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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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Compare Saiva, Vaishnava.

Origin of bhakti

1825–35; <Sanskrit: devotion

Words nearby bhakti

bhajan, bhaji, bhakri, bhakta, Bhaktapur, bhakti, bhakti-marga, bhang, bhangi, bhangra, bharal

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How to use bhakti in a sentence

But there now arose the doctrine of bhakti (devotion), which resolved religion into emotion.
Two Old Faiths|J. Murray Mitchell and William Muir
A very striking characteristic of modern Hinduism is what is termed bhakti, or devotion.
Two Old Faiths|J. Murray Mitchell and William Muir
The attempt to make religion consist of emotion without thought, of bhakti without jnana, had disastrous issues.
Two Old Faiths|J. Murray Mitchell and William Muir
Bhakti, then, is simply the designation for fervour in worship or in presence of the Deity, as it appears in Hinduism.
New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century|John Morrison

That ecstatic adoration is religion for many millions of India, although the name bhakti may never pass their lips.
New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century|John Morrison

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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