sacred thread

noun

, Hinduism.

a cord worn by Hindus of the three upper castes as a sign of being twice-born or initiated into the Vedas.

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That is, those who have been invested with the sacred thread, which is a sign of having been initiated into the paternal caste.

He is girt with the sacred thread round his naked body under the breasts.

The men do not usually wear the sacred thread, but some have adopted it.

The Brahmin can be told by his sacred thread worn round the neck over the shoulder.

His sacred thread is taken off and broken, and it is sometimes burned and he eats the ashes.

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