Devi
Americannoun
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a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
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Also called Annapurna, Pārvatī. the consort of Shiva, identified with Shakti and Kali as a goddess of love, maternity, and death.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Devi
From Sanskrit, feminine of deva deva
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Devi has used many years’ worth of meager birthday savings to send away for college-admissions materials, which she has cherished “like secret and holy things” and stowed carefully under her cot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"I prefer staying outside after work, because inside the house there is no relief," said 45-year-old Devi, who lives in the cramped lanes of Delhi's Sundar Nagri district.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Paintings and a range of works from eight local and national artists are set to feature across the gallery's opening exhibition, including Amrit Singh Sandhu, Simran Kaur Panesar and Rati Devi Sivyer.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Two influential books by Indra Devi had been published in the 1950s, and out in California, a man named Richard Hittleman was teaching it on local TV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
He was a close friend of my father’s, and I sometimes played with the oldest Unsoeld children—Regon, who was a year older than me, and Devi, a year younger.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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