deva

[ dey-vuh ]

/ ˈdeɪ və /

noun

Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.

Zoroastrianism. one of an order of evil spirits.

Words nearby deva

deutschmark, deutzia, deux-sèvres, dev, dev., deva, devaluate, devaluation, devaluationist, devalue, devanagari

Origin of deva

From Sanskrit

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Examples from the Web for deva

And perhaps, while he is about it, he might get killed in a Deva gorge.
Northern Spain|Edgar T. A. Wigram
The words Deva and Asura have an exactly opposite significance in the two religions.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
And, if we inquire diligently, we shall find our Davy in the Deva of the Indian mythology.
Storyology|Benjamin Taylor
This aforementioned Deva was responsible for the most unspeakable atrocities against the Albanian population in Albania proper.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

There are also several Deva temples, occupied by sectaries of different kinds.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams

British Dictionary definitions for deva

deva

/ (ˈdeɪvə) /

noun

(in Hinduism and Buddhism) a divine being or god

Word Origin for deva

C19: from Sanskrit: god

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