seva

American  

[say-vuh] / ˈseɪ və /

noun

1. (in Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism) the concept of acting selflessly for the good of others, without expectation of reward.

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Example Sentences

Harris and co-author Seva Rodnyansky compared surnames of those arrested in the city with census data in an effort to determine whether they were Latino.

From Los Angeles Times

In a washing area with a row of sinks, older women took turns scrubbing steel plates, spoons and a giant pot as part of “seva,” or selfless service, a tenet of Sikhism that seeks to promote oneness and love among all.

From New York Times

When Seva Koshel was at the front lines in the Donbas region, Mulhern added, he could respond to what he was experiencing in diary form, “while his experience is kind of raw. Sometimes hours or minutes after something has happened, he can sit there, record it, and send it to me immediately.”

From New York Times

The others are her husband, Seva Koshel, a business executive and a military volunteer on the front lines; and Ilyas Verdiev, an I.T. specialist based in Kyiv.

From New York Times

Vipul Mali, general secretary of the Gujarat Gau Seva Sangh - which runs cow shelters for sick cattle - was quoted by the newspaper as saying.

From BBC