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shraddha

American  
[shrah-duh] / ˈʃrɑ də /

noun

Hinduism.
  1. one of several funeral rites performed at intervals after a death.


Etymology

Origin of shraddha

1780–90; < Sanskrit śrāddha, derivative of śraddhā faith

Example Sentences

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Shraddha Mokal, a cricket fan who was part of a gathering in Mumbai, told news agency ANI: "I have no favourites, I love each member of the team. I can't express in words how happy I am today."

From BBC

A ginormous tree and Miyazaki’s connection to nature were among the ideas Niebel and Guzmán brought with them when they first met with Shraddha Aryal, the Academy Museum’s vice president of exhibition design and production, who oversaw the design of the retrospective.

From Los Angeles Times

“What kind of doctors is this one year going to produce?” said Dr. Shraddha Subramanian, a resident doctor in the department of surgery at Sassoon Hospital.

From Washington Times

Shraddha Aryal, Vice President of Exhibition Design and Production, described the years of painstakingly detailed modeling and work that went in to preparing for this moment, including full scale mock-ups and light tests to ensure that all of Bruce’s 116 teeth would be visible to tourists.

From Washington Times

Top Bollywood actors including Deepika Padukone, Rakulpreet Singh and Shraddha Kapoor have been questioned as part of the recent investigation.

From BBC