Kālī

[kah-lee]

noun Hinduism.

the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.

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I spoke with Kali Silverman, the National Director of Habonim Dror North America.
Habonim Dror Cultivates A Sophisticated Take on Jewish Identity|Mira Sucharov|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His wife, Kali Evans-Raoul, runs an image consulting firm in Chicago that coaches clients on how to put their best foot forward.
Obama's Mini-Me|Benjamin Sarlin|December 6, 2008|DAILY BEAST
I have adopted Schlegel's reading, which substitutes Dwapara for Kali, as possessing the dice.
Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems|Henry Hart Milman
The Kali turns suddenly to 37° (bearings magnetic), while the Kuti River keeps a general direction of 325° (bearings magnetic).
In the Forbidden Land|Arnold Henry Savage Landor

In Calcutta the vow of Swadeshi was administered at mass meetings in the famous temple of Kali.
India, Old and New|Sir Valentine Chirol
In the dark age (of Kali), O thou best of the Bharata race, morality mixed with three parts of sin liveth by the side of men.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2|Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Dwapara and Kali are the names of the third and fourth ages of the world.
Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems|Henry Hart Milman

British Dictionary definitions for kali

kali

noun

another name for saltwort (def. 1)

Kali

noun

the Hindu goddess of destruction, consort of Siva. Her cult was characterized by savagery and cannibalism

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Word Origin and History for kali

Kali

a name of Devi, the Hindu mother-goddess, in her death-goddess aspect, 1798, from Sanskrit kali, literally "the black one," fem. of kalah "blue-black, black," from a Dravidian language. Also taken as the fem. of kala "time" (as destroyer). She is portrayed as black-skinned, blood-smeared, and wearing a necklace of skulls and a girdle of snakes.

Kālī

noun Hinduism.

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