Shakti

or Sak·ti

[ shuhk-tee ]

/ ˈʃʌk ti /

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noun Hinduism.

the female principle or organ of generative power.

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

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Origin of Shakti

From the Sanskrit word śakti

Words nearby Shakti

shako, Shaks., shakshuka, Shakspere, Shakta, Shakti, Shaktism, Shakuntala, shaky, Shakyamuni, shalach manoth

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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|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|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
The Great God thus addresses Shakti, when he asks her to describe the duties of women.
The Position of Woman in Primitive Society|C. Gasquoine Hartley
This is why, in India, woman has been described as the symbol of Shakti, the creative power.
Creative Unity|Rabindranath Tagore

British Dictionary definitions for Shakti

Shakti

/ (ˈʃʌktɪ) /

noun

a variant of Sakti

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