Shakti
Americannoun
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the female principle or organ of generative power.
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the wife of a deity, especially of Shiva.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Shakti
From the Sanskrit word śakti
Example Sentences
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He became part of world-music-jazz ensemble Shakti, founded by guitarist John McLaughlin.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
The footage showed Raghavendra Bhatnagar, district head of a Hindu group called Rashtriya Hindu Shakti Sangathan, objecting to skirts and western dresses Sharma and other contestants were wearing.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
Malhan has named these two structures Shakti and Shiva, the latter one of the principal deities of Hinduism and the former a female cosmic force often portrayed as Shiva's consort.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024
If you’re Shakti Kirtanya, you grow your crops on top of the water.
From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2023
Now we call it Shiva, Krishna, Shakti, Ganesha; we can approach it with some understanding; we can discern certain attributes—loving, merciful, frightening—and we feel the gende pull of relationship.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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