deva

American  

[dey-vuh] / ˈdeɪ və /

noun

1. Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.

2. Zoroastrianism. one of an order of evil spirits.

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deva British  

/ ˈdeɪvə /

noun

1. (in Hinduism and Buddhism) a divine being or god

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Etymology

Origin of deva

From Sanskrit

Example Sentences

In Buddhism, matchmaking parents—sponsors—of a prospective couple are encouraged to consult an astrologist and, if unsuccessful, are urged to query an inner-world deva.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 4, 2019

Again, if Isvara deva made the world there should be never doubt about the fact, even as a son born of his father ever confesses him and pays him reverence.

From Sacred Books of the East by Various

Let us take one of the oldest words for god in the Veda, such as deva, the Latin deus.

From India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge by Wilder, Alexander

But at all events we know from deva and the Latin deus, that even before the Aryan separation a root dyu or div had been formed, as well as the conception “shine.”

From The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

After Maitreya has become Buddha, the four deva kings will again think of the Buddha with their bowls as they did in the case of the previous Buddha.

From Chinese Literature Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the Sayings of Mencius, the Shi-King, the Travels of Fâ-Hien, and the Sorrows of Han by Davis, John Francis, Sir