deva

[ dey-vuh ]

/ ˈdeɪ və /

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noun

Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.

Zoroastrianism. one of an order of evil spirits.

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Origin of deva

From Sanskrit

Words nearby deva

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How to use deva in a sentence

How much less then will the Deva risk the progress of an advanced man on a virtue not strong enough to bear every strain?
Evolution of Life and Form|Annie Wood Besant
For the Deva will often graciously use a particular form in order to meet the thought of his worshippers.
Evolution of Life and Form|Annie Wood Besant
The essence of the building of forms by a Deva is that he builds them of the matter of which his own body is composed.
Evolution of Life and Form|Annie Wood Besant
Already distant, the City of Deva lay white and ghost-like under the moon's pale ray.
Baron Bruno|Louisa Morgan

Proceeding next to Deva-hrada, with subdued sense and regulated diet, a man obtaineth the merit of the Devasatra sacrifice.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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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