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sri

[ sree, shree ]

noun

  1. a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
  2. a respectful title of address prefixed to a man's name in India; Mr.


Sri

/ ʃriː /

noun

  1. the consort of Vishnu
  2. a title of honour used when addressing a distinguished Hindu
  3. a polite form of address equating to Mr.
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sri1

literally: majesty, holiness
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Example Sentences

Anuk Arudpragasam’s “hypnotic” novel, A Passage North, follows a Tamil survivor of the Sri Lankan civil war as he revisits the trauma endured by his grandmother’s carer.

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Prince Charles spent over £400,000 on a trip to Sri Lanka, then a tour of India.

But the message belies the squalid reality of Sri Lanka under his rule.

The former Tamil bastions in the north and east continue to be exposed to arbitrary violence by Sri Lankan authorities.

Earlier this year, I spoke to a Sri Lankan lawyer who has helped Tamil families flee the island.

Sri Lanka,” she said, “is a country where critical voices are quite often attacked or even permanently silenced.

Thus was produced the goddess Padma or Sri, adored by the whole universe, Padma by name.

D pce, quia neque Poenus sri agbat et cnsul victriam quam pcem mlbat, nn convnit.

It has been my privilege to have met one of the sages whose life- history is herein narrated-Sri Yukteswar Giri.

I am glad, indeed, to be able to record this testimony to the high character and holiness of Sri Yukteswar.

Sri Yukteswar greeted me from a tiger skin on the floor of a balconied sitting room.

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