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shraddha

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[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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It is the witness of the Self within you to his own supreme reality, and that unshakable conviction, which is shraddha, is necessary for the treading of this path.

From An Introduction to Yoga by Besant, Annie Wood

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