Shakti

or Sak·ti

[ shuhk-tee ]

nounHinduism.
  1. the female principle or organ of generative power.

  2. the wife of a deity, especially of Shiva.: Compare Divine Mother.

Origin of Shakti

1
From the Sanskrit word śakti

Words Nearby Shakti

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How to use Shakti in a sentence

  • In Tantra, the goddess Shakti is the primordial deity, her name coming from the Sanskrit word shak, meaning "power."

    The Tantric Sex in Avatar | Asra Q. Nomani | March 4, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • In the Tantric model, it's Shakti who brings healing and enlightenment to the god Shiva, just as Neytiri does with Jake.

    The Tantric Sex in Avatar | Asra Q. Nomani | March 4, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • It has been said by one: beware the left, the cult of Shakti.

    Ulysses | James Joyce
  • In some cases a single female personating the Shakti is to be procured.

    Phallic Miscellanies | Hargrave Jennings
  • Such is the preliminary called the purification of the Shakti.

    Phallic Miscellanies | Hargrave Jennings

British Dictionary definitions for Shakti

Shakti

/ (ˈʃʌktɪ) /


noun
  1. a variant of Sakti

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